Media release - 15 May 2014 Greens mining spokesperson, Jeremy Buckingham today welcomed news that the government has suspended Metgasco’s licence to drill for gas in the Northern Rivers because of a failure to consult with the local community, saying that it was a huge win for the people power and the community and a [...]

MEDIA RELEASE - 12 May 2014 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham today expressed concern that a detailed report by the NSW Valuer General suggests that a mature coal seam gas industry may reduce property values.   The report, commissioned the Valuer General in 2013 to investigate if the CSG industry is having a [...]

MEDIA RELEASE - 8 May 2014 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham today condemned the Government and Labor Party for voting against an amendment to the Mining and Petroleum Acts to establish an Independent Expert Mine Licencing Committee as recommended by the Independent Commission Against Corruption following the inquiries into corruptly granted coal mining [...]

The following questions related to the Bentley Blockade and the use of police to smash the peaceful community movement were asked of the NSW Premier, Mike Baird and the Police Minister, Stuart Ayres in parliament on 8 May 2014. As usual the Government has chosen to dodge the questions and hold the genuine concerns of [...]

MEDIA RELEASE - 29 April 2014 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham today called on Police Minister Michael Gallacher to resist pressure from coal seam gas company Metgasco to use the NSW Police Force to break a community blockade at Bentley, near Lismore, particularly given the company has close ties to the Coalition government [...]

 MEDIA RELEASE - 23 April 2014 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham accused the Energy Minister, Anthony Roberts, of lying about the proposed gas price increases determined by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART). Minister Roberts’ press release states: “Mr Roberts said that nearly a third of the proposed increase is due to [...]

MEDIA RELEASE - 23 April 2014 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining Jeremy Buckingham today said that households and business should not be forced to pay more simply because largely foreign owned gas consortiums prefer to export gas to Asian markets than supply Australian gas customers.  He said a national interest test should be applied to [...]

MEDIA RELEASE - 15 April 2014 The Greens NSW spokesperson mining Jeremy Buckingham today welcomed the NSW Governments announcement of an independent review into mining arbitration arrangements and called on the Resources and Energy Minister to suspend all ongoing arbitrations until the review and the government’s response is concluded. “This is an admission by the government [...]

MEDIA RELEASE - 11 April 2014 The Greens NSW spokesperson on mining, Jeremy Buckingham, today called on the government to reform the regulations around mining community consultative committees (CCC) after it was revealed that one woman, Margaret Macdonald-Hill was employed as the independent chair of 15 different CCCs by seven different mining companies and that her [...]