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Australia: NSW under pressure to water down rules on coal seam gas
2013-09-23 23:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: New South Wales is under intense pressure to water down tough coal seam gas regulations announced before the federal election as the Abbott government vows "anarchist" anti-CSG protesters who disrespect the law will not sway its determination to kick-start the industry. As protests to proposed new coal seam gas wells escalated before the federal election, the NSW government, with the encouragement of the then federal Coalition resources spokesman, Ian Macfarlane, and to the dismay of the gas industry,...
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Australia: NSW bushfires this week a taste of things to come
2013-09-11 08:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: New South Wales and Victoria have been warned to expect a fierce bushfire season, with the head of a government-funded research body warning that bushfire prospects are "as bad as we've seen in quite some time'. Dr Richard Thornton, chief executive of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre, told Guardian Australia that the fires that have raged in NSW this week are "unusually early' but are consistent with a heightened risk of bushfires in the state over the coming months....
Residents Oppose Expansion of Rio Tinto Coal Mine in NSW Hunter Valley
2013-08-15 09:25:28| Grocery - Topix.net
Coal workers at the jointly-owned coking coal mines of BHP Billiton Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp. have finally conceded to accept a new enterprise agreement, effectively ending a two-year mining clash.
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NSW reveals design of Ingleburn station upgrade
2013-08-01 01:00:00| Railway Technology
The New South Wales (NSW) Government has proposed the design for the revamp of Ingleburn railway station, which is on exhibition for public review on environmental factors.
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station
upgrade
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NSW Farmers' Association to quiz new federal Ag Minister
2013-07-13 18:31:34| Agriculture - Topix.net
Mark Coulton says he's getting a lot of inquiries from grain farmers in his electorate, especially around the Moree area, about what the future holds for them with the planned sale of GrainCorp. "Well, look, there were questions on the sale of GrainCorp to Archer Daniels Midland, which is a hot topic across my electorate at the moment," he said.
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