MEDIA RELEASE 11 December 2018 NSW Greens resources spokesman Jeremy Buckingham welcomed the Department of Planning’s recommendation to the Independent Planning Commission that the proposed Hume Coal
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Hume coal mine rejected on eve of election
MEDIA RELEASE 11 December 2018 NSW Greens resources spokesman Jeremy Buckingham welcomed the Department of Planning’s recommendation to the Independent Planning Commission that the proposed Hume Coal mine near Berrima is ‘not
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Liberal/Nationals lack ambition needed for energy policy fit for 21st Century and reducing risk of climate change
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has decried the vacuum in national energy policy and the triumph of ideology over energy reform at the Smart Energy Summit in Sydney today. Mr
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Guilty plea over water theft will do little to stop over extraction
NSW Greens Water Spokesperson Jeremy Buckingham has welcomed a guilty plea to water theft charges by a big irrigator but warned that legal over-extraction for cotton irrigation was leading to
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A new downstream weir for Wilcannia a positive step forward, but too long in coming
Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham has welcomed the state and federal governments finally committing $30 million to build a new downstream weir for Wilcannia, but said it had taken too long.
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Greens welcome investment in NSW energy transmission infrastructure as opportunity for supporting new renewables
A fortnight after the Greens released its plan for eight renewable energy zones and upgrades to transmission projects in NSW, the State Government has today released its NSW Transmission Infrastructure
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Science is in: Approval of new coal mines such as Bylong risks dangerous pollution and climate change
The NSW Government should update the terms of reference of the Independent Planning Commission to reflect the latest science and not allow the approval of any new thermal coal mines
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Federal Resources Minister Matthew Canavan ignores science that new coal mines risk fuelling catastrophic climate change
Federal Resources Minister Matthew Canavan should listen to the science and not give approval for any new coal mines or mine extensions for the best chance of keeping global warming
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Tiny, last minute spend on ’emerging energy’ won’t fix govt’s lack of credible energy and emissions reduction policy
The NSW Government has today launched an Emerging Energy Fund that promises $55 million for gas and renewable energy, a figure the Greens have slammed as totally inadequate and lacking
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Greens cranky it’s taken years for Nationals to remove dam proposal off the table in Central West
NSW Greens Rural Water spokesperson Jeremy Buckingham has welcomed the NSW Nationals caving into Greens and community pressure and taking the proposal for a dam at Cranky Rock off the
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Greens propose eight Renewable Energy Zones for NSW
The Greens have proposed eight priority Renewable Energy Zones for NSW as part of a national plan to supercharge investment in large-scale solar and drive an unprecedented move towards 100%
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