31 January 2013 by maxphillips
Media Release 31 January 2013 Greens mining spokesperson Jeremy Buckingham called for an independent investigation after an AGL coal seam gas well drilled in the South Western Sydney suburb of Menangle Park, only 40 metres from the Nepean River, was flooded on Tuesday, with escaping gas clearly visible bubbling through flood water in the vicinity [...]
15 January 2013 by maxphillips
MEDIA RELEASE - 16 January 2012 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham condemned AGL for misleading residents of Western Sydney after the company backflipped on its previous statement, now admitting that it may frack for coal seam gas in Western Sydney. He called on Premier Barry O’Farrell to protect the people of Western [...]
07 January 2013 by maxphillips
MEDIA RELEASE - 7 January 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham criticised the forceful police intervention, including numerous arrests, to break up a community blockade that had stopped Metgasco drilling for coal seam gas at Glenugie near Grafton, saying the conflict highlighted the gas industry’s failure to gain a social licence for coal [...]