April 2009

29th of Apr, 2009

Coal mines and rivers: a toxic mix

From Emerald in Queensland, to the Liverpool Plains of New South Wales, coal mines are having a huge impact on the quantity and quality of our river systems.

Clean Coal Pilot Set to Bite the Dust?

According to the article in the Courier Mail, the Queensland government have finally accepted that their pet project is too speculative and costly. Al Gore would like to add imaginary to the list of problems with this project.

Resistance at the Coal Face: Direct Action on Coal in Queensland

Over the last year, there has been a massive groundswell in the number of people prepared to take direct action against the coal industry in Queensland. Here we chronicle the short but eventful history of ordinary citizens taking action and standing up to the coal industry.