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Australia toughens environmental hurdles on coal and coal seam gas mining
2013-03-12 13:37:44| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Australia will impose tougher environmental hurdles on coal and coal seam gas mining, responding to mounting public concern about protection of fragile water resources from the impact of extraction, Environment Minister Tony Burke said on Tuesday. The government would amend national environment laws to force coal seam gas and large coal mining developments to now receive national government approval and assessment of their impact on water, Burke said. Australia has a booming coal seam gas industry...
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Australia: March heat has forecasters wondering 'who stole autumn'?
2013-03-12 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Age: Melbourne's March is already deep into record heat territory. With today's 30-plus maximum reached, the city has notched nine such days in a row, breaking the record for heatwave duration of eight days. All four previous events over the past 156 years happened in January or February, and the last one 52 years ago. Where's autumn? Weatherzone senior meteorologist Brett Dutschke said warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures and a southerly shift in the jetstream meant there was little sign of autumn...
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Titan Energy to drill Warradarge-1 exploration well in Australia
2013-03-12 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Australia-based oil and gas company Titan Energy said that it has received final approval to drill the Warradarge-1 exploration well, located in the North Perth Basin licence DR11, in Western Australia.
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Aurizon and GVK to jointly develop rail and port in Australia
2013-03-12 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Aurizon and GVK Coal Infrastructure (GVK Hancock) have signed an agreement to jointly develop around $6bn worth of rail and port infrastructure with a capacity to handle 60 million tonnes of coal per year in the Galilee coal basin in Queensland, Aust
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Australia shares hit fresh 4-1/2 year highs, CBA, Woolworths set records
2013-03-11 10:41:38| Automakers - Topix.net
Australian shares rose 0.5 percent on Monday led by financials as Wall Street set record highs last week, but weaker metal prices hit mining companies.
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