Media Releases
Proof will be in the pudding as Glencore promises action on climate change
February 21, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance has welcomed Glencore’s statement today that it intends to restrict coal production to current levels because of climate change impacts, saying the decision makes sense at a time when the world is warming at an alarming rate due in large...
Read MoreRocky future for coal industry should be no shock
February 13, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance has hit back at what it says is a hysterical and blinkered reaction by the NSW mining industry to the recent decision by the Land and Environment Court to uphold the Planning Commission’s refusal of the Rocky Hill coal mine...
Read MoreFair go, our water matters more than an impatient billionaire
February 11, 2019
Lock the Gate Alliance has dismissed a multi-pronged advertising campaign launched by Adani as a “bully billionaire’s whinge”, and has commended the Queensland Government for standing strong against the company’s propaganda machine.
Read MoreGreat news for Gloucester as Rocky Hill mine rejected
February 08, 2019
A peaceful rural community in NSW is safe from the disruptive might of the coal mining industry following a landmark land and environment court decision today, with the implications of the legal precedent for other coal mines significant.
Read MoreFalling through the cracks: Adani plan to leave unrehabilitated mine voids exposed
February 08, 2019
Lock the Gate has called on the Queensland Government to fully review mine rehabilitation conditions for the planned Adani Carmichael Mine, after it was announced that a neighbouring mine, China Stone, is required to fully rehabilitate its site while Adani is not.
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