Media Release 9 May 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham questioned why the government was repeatedly blocking access to documents relating to the granting of the Shenhua coal exploration licences by disgraced former Minister Ian Macdonald?  Mr Buckingham has moved a ‘call for papers’ on the project six times, but each time [...]

MEDIA RELEASE - 1 May 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham today said the O’Farrell Government was following the mistakes of the disgraced former Labor Government by renewing two large coal exploration licences over the Gloucester Valley.  Renewal of the licences 6523 and 6563 appeared in the latest Government Gazette. “Disgraced former mining [...]

MEDIA RELEASE – 10 April 2013 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham welcomed industry acknowledgement that LNG exports from Queensland were the cause of future gas squeezes and price hikes, but said a domestic reservation of conventional gas resources from Moomba and Bass Straight was the answer, not drilling for coal seam gas [...]

MEDIA RELEASE 13 March 2013 Metgasco’s withdrawal from Northern Rivers a recognition of community opposition to CSG The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham today welcomed coal seam gas company Metgasco’s announcement that it was suspending its activities in the Northern Rivers of NSW saying it was recognition that gas companies can not force [...]

28 February 2013 The Hon. JEREMY BUCKINGHAM [3.36 p.m.]: This afternoon I speak on the need for a domestic gas reservation policy. The Minister for Resources and Energy Minister, Chris Hartcher, is running a scare campaign in cahoots with the gas companies and their lobbyists at the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association. They are telling [...]

Media Release – The Greens NSW 19 February 2013 Greens MPs Jeremy Buckingham (Mining Spokesperson) and Cate Faehrmann (Environment Spokesperson) have welcomed the Premier’s ban on coal seam gas within two kilometres of urban areas and certain industry clusters, but questioned why the O’Farrell Government thought coal seam gas was still acceptable in drinking water [...]

MEDIA RELEASE  -  8 February 2012  The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham today called on AGL to withdraw its planned expansion of its coal seam gas fields into the suburbs of Western Sydney, after the company announced it had requested a temporary suspension of its Northern Expansion proposal.  The Greens want the exploration [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

MEDIA RELEASE –  16 November 2012 Greens mining spokesperson Jeremy Buckingham will move a motion in the Legislative Council calling on the O’Farrell Government to suspend the Eddie Obeid related Mt Penny coal licence because of the evidence tendered in ICAC and the uncertainty the mine proposal is causing for Bylong Valley residents.    “Section [...]