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Dirty AND Thirsty |
Walk Against Warming - Sydney, 2007
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Morris Iemma, The NSW Greenhouse Plan states that "in NSW and across the planet a concerted effort is required to slow and reverse the projected growth in emissions and to avoid dangerous climate change". How does your government plan to achieve this outcome if the coal mining export industry continues to expand, and 'clean' coal technology is still untried and unproven? I call on the NSW government to remove the conflict of interest caused by the current system of approval of new mines by the Department of Primary Industries. I call for the appointment of an independent regulator with the power and enforceable guidelines to prevent longwall mining in sensitive sites, and to halt mining operations that are having negative impacts on the environment. I call on the NSW government to take urgent steps to prevent damage to rivers, swamps and groundwater resources caused by longwall coal mining in NSW. I call on the NSW government to mandate a mining exclusion zone of at least one kilometre around rivers in NSW, to protect them from damage caused by mining operations. How does your government justify risking long-term damage to NSW's water catchments for short-term financial gain from coal exports? Name: |