Archive | October, 2013

Missing Mt Penny papers inquiry

31 October 2013 by maxphillips

In late 2012, Jeremy Buckingham and his staff noticed that many of the documents being tabled as evidence in the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry into the allocation of a mining exploration lease at Mt Penny in the Bylong Valley were missing from a ‘call for papers’ on Mt Penny supplied to the NSW [...]

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Speech - MINING AMENDMENT DEVELOPMENT CONSENT BILL 2013 - Jeremy Buckingham - 30 October 2013

31 October 2013 by maxphillips


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Broader inquiry needed into Macdonald’s coal and gas licences after ICAC’s damning report

Broader inquiry needed into Macdonald’s coal and gas licences after ICAC’s damning report

30 October 2013 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE - 30 October 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham called for a broader inquiry into all exploration licences issued by the former Labor government and a review of the Mining and Petroleum Acts, after ICAC released a damning report that concluded that the current allocation system had “so many risks and [...]

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Contact key members of Parliament

24 October 2013 by Adam Guise

Contact key members of Parliament to make your concerns known   These members of parliament are of particular relevance to Jeremy’s portfolios.  As the Government needs the support of crossbenchers in the Legislative Council to get legislation passed, it is particularly important to contact members of the Shooters & Fishers, and the Christian Democrats to [...]

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Coal seam gas exclusion zones fail community expectations

24 October 2013 by Adam Guise

Coal seam gas exclusion zones fail community expectations After considerable public pressure, the Government has finally implemented coal seam gas exclusion zones around certain areas in NSW. These have been implemented via amendments to the State Environmental Planning Policy (Mining, Petroleum Production and Extractive Industries) 2007 [Mining SEPP]. Implementation of these exclusion zones is an admission [...]

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East Coast gas supplies - speech - 23 October 2013

24 October 2013 by maxphillips

EAST COAST GAS SUPPLIES 23 October 2013 The Hon. JEREMY BUCKINGHAM [10.03 p.m.]: Earlier this week, at the East Coast Gas Outlook Conference, Innes Willox, from the Australian Industry Group spoke about what he called “one of the sharpest policy divides in Australia as we prepare for 2014″. This policy divide is over how we should [...]

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Coal seam gas - ABC News - 3 October 2013

24 October 2013 by maxphillips


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Dubbo Zirconia rare earths project

23 October 2013 by Adam Guise

Dubbo Zirconia Project: How do you feel about a radioactive rare earths mine 25 km south of Dubbo? Have your say.   Alkane Resources is proposing a 20 million tonne open cut rare earths mine at Toongi, 25 km south of Dubbo. Alkane is specifically targeting zirconium, nobium, hafnium, tantalum, ytterium and other rare earth elements [...]

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Greens welcome industry recognition that there is no gas crisis for NSW

Greens welcome industry recognition that there is no gas crisis for NSW

04 October 2013 by maxphillips

MEDIA RELEASE - 4 October 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham welcomed comments from BG Australia chairperson Catherine Tanna yesterday that there was no gas crisis.  She told a conference in Canberra that: “Gas is available, it may not be at a price that matches historical prices, but it is available.” “Ms Tanna’s [...]

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New rules a recognition coal seam gas is unsafe

New rules a recognition coal seam gas is unsafe

03 October 2013 by maxphillips

Media release - 3 October 2013 Greens mining spokesperson Jeremy Buckingham welcomed the implementation of new rules for coal seam gas in NSW, saying it was a recognition that the industry was risky and unsafe, adding that NSW should source its gas from existing conventional gas fields in South Australia and Bass Strait and prioritise [...]

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