September 2010
15th of Sep, 2010
Queensland locks itself into a high carbon, high cost economy
The Bligh government is locking Queensland into an economy dominated by high dependence on fossil fuels, high greenhouse gas emissions and high payments on carbon credits. Figures released by Friends of the Earth today reveal Queensland currently produces 190 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and is set to increase that by 25 per cent over the next four years from new coal and coal seam gas developments alone.
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3rd of Sep, 2010
Coal seam gas is no solution to climate change
The coal seam gas industry is fond of positioning itself as a solution to climate change. They have managed to convince the Queensland Government of this - Queensland has set a target of 18% of domestic energy to be provided by gas by 2020.
But much like the earlier claims of the fossil fuel industry that so-called 'clean coal' would solve the climate crisis, the arguments about the climate change virtues of coal-seam gas do not stand up to scrutiny. In fact, preliminary research suggests that energy from coal seam gas may be slightly more environmentally damaging than burning coal.
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2nd of Sep, 2010
How the Green-Farmer Alliance will move Queensland toward sustainability
On Thursday, 2nd September, Six Degrees spokesperson on coal seam gas Drew Hutton addressed the Queensland Rural Press Club in Toowoomba. The Queensland Rural Press Club invited Drew to address its second annual Heritage Toowoomba AgShow breakfast to discover how the farming community and the green movement have found common ground in an era of unprecedented mining and resource exploration and development across some of Queensland’s most productive land. A transcript of the speech is provided here.
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