mining

Right now, there is a national movement growing against coal and coal seam gas mining across Australia. Farmers and environmental groups are blockading Coal Seam Gas (CSG) operations at Tara on the western Darling Downs in Queensland, locking their gates to the CSG activities that are hazardous to human health, agricultural land and underground water.

Media Release

11th August, 2009

Climate change protesters disrupted a speech by Rio Tinto Coal Managing Director Bill Champion in Newcastle today.

Half a dozen protesters from Rising Tide Newcastle were removed from the premises by police after arriving at the speech with banners and a megaphone.

Winners announced this morning - see below.

The Environment and Community Scam Awards, attended by members of coal affected communities from around NSW, will be held outside the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Terrigal this morning, to recognise and denounce the irreversible impacts of coal mining on communities and the environment.

The awards ceremony is a protest against the NSW Minerals Council’s Environment and Community Conference, which will be held inside the hotel, for $1000 per ticket.