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Queensland passes law to ban underground coal gasification
2017-08-29 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
The Queensland Government has imposed a ban on underground coal gasification (UCG) after legislation to the effect was passed by the state Parliament.
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Australia: Victoria to permanently ban fracking and coal seam gas exploration
2016-08-30 03:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Victoria is to introduce a permanent ban on all onshore unconventional gas exploration, including fracking and coal seam gas, becoming the first Australian state to do so. The premier, Daniel Andrews, made the announcement on Tuesday morning and said legislation for the ban would be introduced later this year, making the current moratorium on unconventional gas exploration permanent. A parliamentary inquiry last year into onshore unconventional gas in Victoria received more than 1,600 submissions,...
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Oakland Votes to Ban Coal Shipments, Could End Export Plans
2016-06-28 14:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Climate News: Officials in Oakland, California, effectively ended proposals to open a new coal export terminal by voting to ban the transport and storage of the fossil fuel within city limits. The Oakland City Council announced its 7-0 decision on Monday as hundreds of anti-coal protestors descended on City Hall. The vote, which must be reconfirmed before it's made official, came after Mayor Libby Schaaf and council member Dan Kalb argued that a coal export terminal would pollute the area, according to the...
Australia: Fracking ban incites 'fear, concern' about coal seam gas, inquiry told
2015-07-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Successive Victorian governments have incited "fear and concern" in the community about coal seam gas exploration by imposing a lengthy ban on fracking, a parliamentary inquiry has been told. The Inquiry into Unconventional Gas is considering how to regulate a potential coal seam gas industry in Victoria and whether a statewide ban on the extraction process known as "fracking" should be retained. Energy producers told the inquiry the fracking moratorium, introduced in 2012, should be lifted...
Swedish parties promise to ban new Vattenfall coal mine plans
2014-09-05 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The coal mining ambitions of Swedish state energy giant Vattenfall have been thrown into doubt after the leaders of all eight major parties promised to ban its planned new operations in Germany. During an election debate on Wednesday, leaders were asked if they would ban Vattenfall from expanding coal power in Germany? All eight responded affirmatively by holding up green cards. The company plans to enlarge its lignite mines and potentially build new coal power stations in the east German...
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