Media Releases
Game-changer: new report exposes unconventional gas as dangerous polluting fuel
October 26, 2016
Lock the Gate has described a new report by the Melbourne Energy Institute, released today, on methane emissions from unconventional gas in Australia as a ‘game changer’, which highlights the dangerous uncontrolled methane pollution that gasfields leak into the atmosphere.
Read MoreAlarm as “sleight of hand” enables Pilliga CSG production with no environmental assessment and no royalties payable
October 25, 2016
Lock the Gate Alliance is calling on the NSW Government to reject a “sleight of hand” application by Santos to expand the use of coal seam gas to fuel Wilga Park power station without environmental assessment and without a CSG production licence.
Read MoreCharging mining companies to clean-up Qld’s abandoned mines could create 6000 jobs and save taxpayers’ $10 billion - report
October 23, 2016
Repairing the environmental damage of just 300 of Queensland’s 15,000 abandoned mines could cost around $10 billion, according to a report from the Lock the Gate Alliance released today.
Read MoreMinister Lynham's claim gas is the 'fuel of the future' short sighted and disrespectful to landholders - Lock the Gate
October 20, 2016
Lock the Gate says Minister Lynham's championing of coal seam gas, including his comment, reported today, that "gas is, no doubt, the fuel of the future," is short sighted and shows complete disregard for the landholders who are left to struggle with its consequences....
Read MoreQGC Exposed for Noise Pollution from Gas Plant and Issued with Environmental Protection Order
October 19, 2016
The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection has issued QGC with an Environmental Protection Order for its Kenya Gas Project, located near Chinchilla, which confirms complaints by the community about the severe noise nuisance caused by the Kenya Gas Processing Plant and associated infrastructure....
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