Media Releases
Nothing for the North-West in CSG Law Changes
February 19, 2013
Residents of north-west NSW have expressed dismay that the CSG law changes put forward by Premier Barry O'Farrell this morning seem to do nothing to protect farmers, food-producing land or natural areas in the region. "If Barry O'Farrell is telling us this morning that...
Read MoreDrew Hutton to take complaint on CSG approvals to CMC today
February 19, 2013
Lock the Gate Alliance president Drew Hutton will be taking a complaint to the Crime and Misconduct Commission today at 10 am. He will be supplying evidence to the CMC about the approvals process for the GLNG (Santos) and GCLNG (QGC) projects which were given the go-ahead...
Read MoreLock the Gate welcomes NSW government coal seam gas move but demands wider reforms
February 19, 2013
The Lock the Gate Alliance today welcomed the O'Farrell government's announcement it would ban coal seam gas mining in residential areas and around industry clusters but warned that this would not go anywhere near calming public concern about the issue. Lock the Gate president Drew Hutton said...
Read MoreNewman government's go-ahead for shale oil risks environmental disasters
February 13, 2013
The decision by the Newman government to lift the moratorium on shale oil is a reckless move that will endanger the Queensland environment.Shale oil is extracted by crushing sedimentary rock, heating it to high temperatures and using various other processing methods to extract the...
Read MoreExpert Water Advice Ignored, Conditions Bungled in Maules Ck Mine Decisions
February 12, 2013
Lock the Gate Alliance has accused the Federal Environment Minister of ignoring expert water advice and bungling the conditions in his haste to approve the Maules Ck and Boggabri open-cut coal mines in north-west NSW yesterday. The advice from the new Independent Expert Scientific...
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