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Shame on you SANTOS: The unacceptable risks of coal seam gas mining |
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Sunday, 14 February 2010 |
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Environmental and public water-rights advocate, Fair Water Use, has received a report vindicating widespread public concerns about the activities of the mining sector in the Murray-Darling Basin. Its contents refute assurances from the industry that their coal seam gas mining operations will have little impact on the catchment of the nation's largest river system. |
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New concerns re Norske Skog effluent: Premier Keneally asked to demonstrate commitment to the Murray |
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Sunday, 13 December 2009 |
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Environmental and public water-rights advocacy group, Fair Water Use (Australia), has obtained a chart of the chemicals used during the production process at the Albury paper mill owned by Norwegian-based multi-national Norske Skog. The company is intending to expand the plant and insists that it will have no option other than to discharge “treated wastewater” directly into the River Murray. |
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MDBA asked to clarify its environmental agenda |
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Tuesday, 01 December 2009 |
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The announcement by the chairman of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Mike Taylor, that the Federal Government’s Basin Plan will prioritise provision of water to selected environmental sites above other uses, requires clarification, according to environmental and public water rights advocacy group Fair Water Use (Australia).
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Thursday, 12 November 2009 |
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Whilst Australian
Governments persist with their free-market driven water-reform process, the
international experience is that such strategies are ineffective and have
resulted in the current water crisis in the State of California, which is now
implementing emergency measures to address the devastating consequences of
massive over-exploitation of its water resources. International experts continue
to urge the Australian Government to change tack on water
management.
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State governments continue to promote untenable exploitation of the Murray-Darling |
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 |
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Environmental and
public water rights advocate, Fair Water Use
(Australia) notes comments reported today from Andrew Gregson, CEO of the
NSW Irrigators Council, indicating that the irrigation community fully
understands the need to promote the environmental health of the river
system.
In welcoming this announcement,
national coordinator of FWU, Ian Douglas, has requested that that Mr Gregson
does all he can to ensure that irrigators act in-line with this philosophy and
do not give into temptation resulting from irresponsible
governance. |
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