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- Clean energy target: how the states might make it work Fri, 14 Jul 17, 10:39amVictoria and South Australia have suggested a states-led initiative if the federal government continues to stall on a clean energy target. Could it work?
- Toxic waste could endanger drinking water if Santos CSG project goes ahead – report Sat, 27 May 17, 8:01amRMIT hydrologist Matthew Currell says environmental impact statement for Narrabri gas project is missing analysis and contains conflicting information
- Most Australians back fracking ban but commonwealth says states causing gas shortage Sun, 30 Apr 17, 12:58pmOpposition crosses party lines, with Labor, Liberal and minor party voters all expressing concern
- Dozens arrested as anti-fossil fuel protesters join Australian coal blockade Sun, 8 May 16, 5:03pmPolice arrest 66 people after climate change activists block train tracks and entrance to Newcastle harbour as part of global Break Free From Fossil Fuels actions
- Hundreds of anti-fossil fuel protesters join Australian coal blockade Sun, 8 May 16, 2:25pmAt least four arrested as climate change activists block train tracks and entrance to Newcastle harbour as part of global Break Free From Fossil Fuels actions
- NSW electricity distributor TransGrid leased for $10bn Wed, 25 Nov 15, 11:09amConsortium of investment funds led by Australian’s Hastings fund management wins long-term lease in deal that nets $10bn for the state government
- Newcastle grasps what Tony Abbott cannot – coal's time has passed | Bill McKibben Mon, 31 Aug 15, 11:41amIt may once have been a coal town, but Newcastle’s fossil fuel divestment could come to be seen as the turning point towards a low-carbon future
- Newcastle grasps what our federal government cannot – coal is the past Mon, 31 Aug 15, 11:41amIt may once have been a coal town but Newcastle’s fossil fuel divestment could come to be seen as the turning point toward a low-carbon future
- Farmers question 'coincidental' timing of proposed environment law change Mon, 24 Aug 15, 6:25amLobby groups say changes were proposed a week after they wrote to the environment minister, Greg Hunt, about $1.2bn Shenhua coalmine
- Shenhua coalmine unearths Nationals’ lack of leadership on land usage Thu, 16 Jul 15, 3:56pmWhile Barnaby Joyce has been vociferous in his opposition to the Shenhua mine, the Nationals leader, Warren Truss, has not uttered a word
- Bulga residents battling mine expansion hail NSW government planning decision Tue, 7 Jul 15, 3:15pmThe NSW planning minister says a proposed amendment would give social and environmental issues equal standing with the economic in decision making
- NSW poles and wires privatisation ignores the technology revolution | John Kaye Tue, 2 Jun 15, 7:30amThe Baird government is preparing to privatise electricity distribution at the exact time vulnerable consumers need the state’s protection from energy poverty
- Anti-CSG protesters stage Australia’s 'longest ever' highway demonstration Sun, 19 Apr 15, 7:29pmHundreds of NSW residents – armed with placards and knitting needles – spread themselves over 2,000km of highway to protest against coal seam gas
- In vast swaths of rural New South Wales, there's only one election issue: coal seam gas Thu, 26 Mar 15, 3:43pmCSG is a big vote swinger in the country, with many communities declaring themselves ‘gasfield free’. This is not just about the environment, writes our reporter: it’s also about people wanting to be heard
- NSW election: Coalition promises to buy back Lismore coal seam gas licence Fri, 20 Mar 15, 5:36pmNationals under pressure in northern rivers district as Labor announces CSG bans in certain areas and Greens push for state-wide ban