August 2009
28th of Aug, 2009
Bligh's $500 million investment is damaging for Queensland
Yesterday's announcement by Anna Bligh is the largest investment in Queensland coal rail to date, however Friends of the Earth Brisbane warns that both the economic and climate impacts could be disastrous for our state. This half a billion dollar handout for coal expansion locks Queensland into economic dependence on coal, and substantially increases greenhouse gas pollution.
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11th of Aug, 2009
Protestors Disrupt Coal Champion
Climate change protesters disrupted a speech by Rio Tinto Coal Managing Director Bill Champion in Newcastle today. Half a dozen protesters from Rising Tide Newcastle were removed from the premises by police after arriving at the speech with banners and a megaphone.
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11th of Aug, 2009
Felton Community continues to gather support against proposed coal mine
Last weekend the people of Felton, 30km south-west of Toowoomba, continued their fight against coal mining in style. With the support of Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce and 300 yellow balloons, released to demonstrate the potential spread of coal dust across the region, their story is starting to gain a profile and looks set to cause the Qld Government considerable angst when the time comes to finally approve the mining application.
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4th of Aug, 2009
Making A Point: Greenpeace Shuts Down Major Queensland Coal Exporter
On the eve of the Pacific Islands Forum in Cairns, Greenpeace activists have shut down Abbot Point coal export terminal in Queensland to demand Kevin Rudd stops risking the future of Pacific Islands by undermining real action on climate change and expanding Australia's coal industry. They are demanding that Kevin Rudd stops expanding Australia’s coal industry and risking the future of Pacific Islands.
Several activists climbed onto the coal loader and locked it down. One has since been arrested. The activists say that they will stay on the coal loader, stopping Australia’s major contribution to climate change – export coal – until their message has got through to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
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4th of Aug, 2009
Agforce backs Felton's fight against coal
Queensland’s Felton stands at the coal-face of the current debate between agriculture and mining that has seen recent features on Four Corners and Radio National's Australia Talks. The long-time township and farming community is under the suspended sentence of a coal mine and so-called “clean coal” plant tearing their lives apart. But, now with the support of Agforce, the Felton community is fighting back...
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