Archive | February, 2012

20 incidents in Pilliga coal seam gas should force O’Farrell’s hand on moratorium

20 incidents in Pilliga coal seam gas should force O’Farrell’s hand on moratorium

22 February 2012 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE 22 January 2012 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham seized on revelations from Santos that there have been 20 serious incidents at its coal seam gas operations in the Pilliga Forest, many of which involved spills of toxic coal seam gas water, to renew the Greens’ call for a moratorium on [...]

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Bickham Coal’s underground option should be ruled out

22 February 2012 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE 22 February 2012 Greens NSW MP and mining spokesperson Jeremy Buckingham has called on the Government to cancel the Bickham coal exploration licence following an announcement by the company that it was investigating underground mining options.  The previous open cut mine plans were rejected due to concerns for the environment and thoroughbred industry. “It’s [...]

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O’Farrell has no mandate to take NSW nuclear

O’Farrell has no mandate to take NSW nuclear

15 February 2012 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE 15 February 2012 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham accused the government of being dishonest with voters by not revealing their plans to open NSW up for uranium mining during the election. “Nuclear power and uranium mining have always been big political issues in Australia.  The Government should have taken this [...]

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Coal seam gas spill kills Pilliga forest

10 February 2012 by maxphillips


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Toxicity of coal seam gas spill highlights risk

Toxicity of coal seam gas spill highlights risk

09 February 2012 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE 9 February 2012 Greens mining spokesperson Jeremy Buckingham today called on the government to support his Coal Seam Gas Moratorium Bill next week after scientific analysis of a coal seam gas water spill in the Pilliga Forest revealed high levels of heavy metals and salts. “The test results prove that the coal seam [...]

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Channel 7 - Pilliga forest CSG spill

06 February 2012 by maxphillips


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ABC TV - Thirlmere Lakes

06 February 2012 by maxphillips


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Jeremy-&-Barry-Lake-filling

Murray Darling Tour 30 January to 2 February 2012

01 February 2012 by maxphillips

Murray Darling Tour 30 January to 2 February 2012 As the Greens MP in the NSW Parliament with portfolio responsibilities for Western NSW and water issues, it was important that I get out along the Darling and Murray rivers to talk with the community about what’s happening on the ground out there. My office has [...]

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