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7000 Attend Big Regional Rally Against CSG in Lismore
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Northern Star on Lismore CSG Rally 12/05/2012
Community unites against CSG THOUSANDS of people took to the streets of Lismore on Saturday for what Lismore Mayor Jenny Dowell described as a fantastic display of community unity in opposition to coal-seam gas mining. The Rock The Gate rally and concert attracted a crowd estimated at between 6500 and 7000, delighting event organiser Amanda Doran.
Gold Coast Bulletin - SLEDGE
NORTHERN N.S.W. has delivered a resounding message to decision makers in Sydney and Canberra - keep coal seam gas mining out of the region. More then 7000 people took to the streets of Lismore on Saturday as part of a massive anti CSG rally organised by the lock the gate group.
Mining licences would reap Aborigines millions
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has applied for three petroleum exploration licences in far northwest and north coast NSW........The titles, which cover areas near Murwillumbah and Grafton in the north and a huge tract of land near White Cliffs north east of Broken Hill.............The land six kilometres southeast of Murwillumbah is the smallest at 19 blocks. Each represented 70 square kilometres, The title 45 kilometres outside Grafton is 672 blocks, according to the Department of Primary Industries register. The largest, at 5262 blocks, is in the state's far northwest.
Elder slams 'back room' deal
As reported in The Weekend Star, the state Land Council has obtained applications to explore for petroleum and gas at Murwillumbah, Grafton and White Cliffs in north-western NSW. But Ngaraakwal/Ngarangwal elder Harry Boyd has called for a public inquiry into the decision, describing it as a "back room deal" which was made without consultation.
The march of the methane-mongers
This is Angus Bretherick, 6, with the rash his family say was caused by their local coal seam gas industry. Angus lives at Tara, hotspot of the Queensland methane push, and where residents had been complaining since 2008 about leaking gas wells and the dumping of CSG water on roads. (Photo: Courier-Mail 21.10.2010)
Protester chained to dredger
YOU can call it brave, suicidal, crazy or inspirational. Either way, a protester has managed to chain himself to one of the backhoe dredgers in Gladstone Harbour.
COLD COAST BIKINI GIRLS HEAD FOR MINES
CENTRAL Queensland miners are about to be treated to the Gold Coast's hottest new export. Starting in May, five bikiniclad women will board a bus and tour remote mining towns to entertain lonely miners and locals. The girls will waitress topless, dance, perform shows in gstrings and jellywrestle in six outback towns Mount Isa, Roma, Cloncurry, Blackall, Longreach and Dalby. Gold Coast sex industry veteran Tony Kisrwani and partners Klaus Gallet and Nikki Purnell are behind the new venture dubbed, Australian Outback Adult Tours.
Big turnout for Brisbane CSG protest meeting
More than 1100 angry protesters converged on Brisbane yesterday for a vigorous and public engagement over the impact of CSG and coal mining activity on their lives and the 80 percent of Queensland under potential challenge from mine development. In one of the biggest CSG gatherings yet seen in Brisbane, protesters vented their spleen at CSG and open cut coal miners, as well as State and Federal Governments for allowing miners to progress their developments at breakneck pace, without due concern for local people or the environment.
No evidence that controversial 'fracking' technique pollutes drinking water, say scientists
There is no evidence that the controversial fracking technique used to extract natural gas trapped in rocks deep beneath the ground pollutes drinking water, scientists said last night. Supports of hydraulic fracturing say that the exploiting natural resources would cut energy costs and create new jobs. Shale gas accounts for almost a quarter of the natural gas supply in the U.S.
Review of Koala and Threatened Species Management Measures Kings Forest Residential Development
The aim of this review is to outline the potential deficiencies in the project application documentation regarding the proponent’s proposed methods to manage impacts of the proposal on threatened species (in particular koalas and wallum frogs) and ensuring the safe passage of wildlife between habitat areas on the site. In addition, agency/council comments received following the exhibition period of the Environmental Assessment
Coal Seam Gas Moratorium Bill
This paper has been endorsed by David Milledge, Dr Robert Kooyman and Dr Moya Costello. (Please see attachments) As stated in the NSW Government's Strategic Rural Land Use Policy draft, we have been excluded from any sort of protection and according to Thomas George 'it was an oversight'. We would like to know Who oversaw the oversight? On Thursday March 15, the Honorable Jeremy Buckingham MLC attempted to table this paper with the Greens Coal Seam Gas Moratorium Bill 2011 that was debated in the Upper House on that day. For whatever reason, it was blocked from being tabled on the Hansard. We were all very disappointed in that outcome as well as the fact that the bill was not passed. However, we have been assured that this paper will be read in verbatim by Jeremy Buckingham in the Parliament House of NSW on the next sitting day. We hope that will be this week coming.
Big Solar not Gas
Big Solar Launch event on Wed 14 March, 7pm at the Imperial Hotel, Mur'bah: Climate Reality presenter Fiona McCormick will give half hour talk on the latest climate science then Paul Taylor will give a half hour talk on the Beyond Zero Emissions plan for 100% renewable energy in Oz by 2020 (check out their website at: http://beyondzeroemissions.org/ and check out the Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan which is available as a download in the left hand column). These free public presentations are to be followed by group discussion about the Big Solar campaign and what everyone can do.
Australia's largest solar thermal research hub
The first of its kind in Australia, this large-scale demonstration site will be an international hub for researching and commercialising concentrated solar energy technologies. Fast facts This facility is the first of its kind in Australia and is the most adaptable, dynamic solar research facility in the world CSIRO will use the facility to develop and test one of the world’s most powerful solar air turbines to generate electricity from air and sunshine alone CSIRO will be at the cutting edge of solar research, creating materials and processes that deal with some of the highest temperatures in solar energy research in the world.