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Greens call on Bickham Coal to come clean on coal mine expansion plans
Greens MP and mining spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has called on Bickham Coal mine in the Upper Hunter Valley to come clean about its secret underground coal mine expansion plans that were exposed in a submission by the proposed Queensland Hunter Gas Pipeline project to the NSW Department of Planning.
Future of Hunter Valley woodlands endangered by open cut coal mining expansion
Commenting on the recent listing of three Hunter Valley woodlands as endangered and vulnerable ecological plant communities, Greens MP and mining spokesperson Lee Rhiannon said that the endangered listings are directly linked to land clearing for the expansion of open cut coal mining in the Hunter region.
Kenneally implicated: US coal giant's mine plans threaten water supplies
Commenting on the decision of Peabody Energy to proceed with a $70 million expansion plan for its Metropolitan coalmine in the Illawarra, Greens MP and mining spokesperson Lee Rhiannon said the project will put southern Sydney and Wollongong's water supply at risk.
Newcastle coal export boost exposes govt deception on its climate change plans
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon commenting on the NSW government’s Hunter Coal Export Framework, a scheme designed to create a massive increase in coal export capacity that starts on New Year’s Day, has left Labor’s climate change credentials in tatters.
Rudd’s climate rhetoric muffled by bulldozers moving in at Anvil Hill coal mine
Media release - 17 December 2009: Greens MP Lee Rhiannon has urged the Rudd government to make its rhetoric on climate change match reality, as bulldozers are set to begin construction on the Xstrata owned Mangoola coal mine at Anvil Hill in the NSW Hunter Valley.
Bringing together mining and agriculture
The Queensland Government has taken what it calls a positive step in realising its Land Access Strategy and improving the often problematic relationship between farmers and resource companies. By Paul Hayes, Mining Australia 4 Dec 2009
Calls to scrap coal mines in Liverpool
Concerns have been raised by the Senate over the potential damage to farmland and water tables from proposed coal mining in the NSW Liverpool Floodplains. A Senate committee has publically stated that it believes that prime agricultural land needs to be protected from mining developments. By Cole Latimer, Mining Daily, 4 Dec 2009
UK doctor and dust expert to speak on health risks of coal
Dr van Steenis, who has been researching the causes of death and chronic disease from dusts generated by coal mines, power stations and incinerators, will talk about the impacts that coal-related industries have on human and animal health during a speaking tour in coal-affected communities (see below) before an EDO-sponsored talk in Sydney.
Pressure on Rees govt to ban coal and gas mining on Liverpool Plains food bowl
Commenting on the findings of the Senate Inquiry into Australian food production, Greens MP Lee Rhiannon has called on the NSW government to institute a total ban on mining and mining exploration in the Liverpool Plains food bowl.
Water before gold – Kenneally must reject new Cadia mine
Greens MP and mining spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has called on the NSW government not to put at risk local water resources by approving Cadia Holdings Limited's plans to build Australia's biggest underground gold mine in the Orange region.
People's Blockade of the World's Biggest Coal Port
