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These politicians approve longwall mining
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hidden costs of clean coal - The environmental and human disaster
of longwall mining - Multimedia from The Center for Public Integrity Washington DC. Video filmed in the mine and the effects above ground. |
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Click on the light - The price we payThe air we breath, global warming, cracked river beds, water catchments, houses, bridges, roads, ecosystems, the extinction of flora and fauna Kevin Rudd has been overseas selling his Carbon Capture and Clean Coal to foreign governments. Australian governments in the past have lobbied foreign governments on behalf of the mining industry. They have attempted to gain authorisation for Australian companies to mine in ecologically sensitive areas. Rest assured, by the time you come to vote at the next election, another river may have gone, more homes may become unlivable. Your drinking water may be a little more polluted, the planets temperature may be a little hotter or another animal species may have become extinct. If Australian governments past and present required mining companies to fill in the mined areas behind them (backstow) the damage would be dramatically reduced. It is compulsory in Europe but considered too expensive here in Australia. |
Example - Sagging StreamsNow the spring that had supplied their water has dried up, and RAG's planned earthquake has badly damaged the house. "Every house on Laurel Run Road is damaged," declares Ehmann. "Walls have cracked. Doors don't open or won't close. On some of the houses you can set a marble on the floor and it will roll to one side. Water supplies have disappeared." Under a settlement forced by Ehmann RAG is restoring the Williams' farmhouse, but it can't do much about the missing spring and brook. What's more, if coal companies would "backstow"--i.e., fill the cavities they create in the earth--most of the subsidence could be avoided. They could use their own longwall waste, dredge spoil, "overburden" from their strip mines which they currently dump onto headwater streams, and even the right kind of municipal trash. But back stowing costs money, and because it's not required in the US, longwallers don't do it here. European countries are not so permissive.
In Germany, where back stowing is mandatory, Sagging Streams author Ted Williams In Wollondilly Shire our own Labour party MP - NSW Minister for Water Mr Phillip Costa - authorises the worlds most destructive industry, the mining industry to destroy our river catchments - Georges, Cataract, Nepean, Woronora and the Waratah Rivulet on the Woronora Plateau. All these rivers with the exception of georges are part of the Sydney water supply. This is despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary from the governments own watchdogs. We have written to Mr Costa in his role as the MP for Wollondilly and as Water Minister on more than one occasion but he chooses not to answer. |
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Australian Government collusion and hypocrisyWhilst ever NSW is controlled by a totally incompetent, intellectually and morally bankrupt government like the present Labour government there will be no changes. The Kevin Rudd led Australian Federal government has spoken in the past about alternative forms of energy but doesn't support it with their actions. Kevin has broken all the environmental promises he made which influenced us to vote for him! Responsible Federal and NSW State PoliticiansWhy isn't it compulsory for mining companies to fill in behind their longwall machinery Mr Rees? |
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Below is a list of current Australian politicians who directly or indirectly authorise and approve BHP Billiton, Illawarra Coal and their mining industry colleagues to continue their destructive activities in the Australia environment. These politicians display absolute contempt for Australia, its people, its flora and fauna by not legislating and enforcing the backstow method. |
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Carmel Tebbut - Ian MacDonald - Penny Wong - Peter Garrett - Pat Farmer - Phil Costa |
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| NSW Premier Ms Kristina
Keneally Level 35 Governor Macquarie Tower, 1 Farrer Place, SYDNEY NSW 2000 Phone:(02) 9228 5811 Fax: (02) 9228 5499 Email: office@keneally.minister.nsw.gov.au |
NSW Deputy Premier Minister
for Climate Change and the Environment Ms Carmel Tebbutt Level 30 Governor Macquarie Tower, 1 Farrer Place, SYDNEY NSW 2000 Phone: (02) 9228 4866 Fax: (02) 9228 4855 Email: dp.office@tebbutt.minister.nsw.gov.au |
| NSW Minister for Primary Industries
and Minister for Mineral Resources Mr Ian Macdonald Level 33 Governor Macquarie Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW 2000 Phone: (02) 9228 3344 Fax: (02) 9228 3452 Email: macdonald.office@macdonald.minister.nsw.gov.au |
Federal Member for Macarthur Mr Pat
Farmer 300 Queen Street Campbelltown NSW 2560 Phone: (02) 4627 9644 Fax: (02) 4627 9622 E-mail: Pat.Farmer.MP@aph.gov.au |
| NSW Minister for Water Mr Phillip
Costa Level 34 Governor Macquarie Tower, 1 Farrer Place, SYDNEY 2000 Phone: (02) 9228 5055 Fax: (02) 9228 5388 Email: office@costa.minister.nsw.gov.au |
Federal Minister for the Environment,
Heritage and Arts The Hon. Peter Garrett PO Box 6022 House of Representatives Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Phone: (02) 6277 7640 Fax: (02) 6273 6101 E-mail: Peter.Garrett.MP@aph.gov.au Department of the Environment, Heritage and the
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| Federal Minister for Climate Change
and Water The Hon. Penny Wong PO Box 6237, Halifax Street Adelaide SA 5000 Phone: (08) 8223 3388 Fax: (08) 8223 5588 Department of Climate Change |
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Additional contacts |
Source - WAM - Wedderburn |
| NSW Leader of the Opposition Mr Barry
O'Farrell Parliament House, Macquarie Street, SYDNEY NSW 2000 Phone: (02) 9230 2270 Fax: (02) 9221 8208 Email: LOP@parliament.nsw.gov.au |
NSW Member for Campbelltown Mr Graham
West Suite 2A, 263 Queen Street, CAMPBELLTOWN NSW 2560 Postal Address: PO Box 895, CAMPBELLTOWN 2560 Phone: (02) 4625 3344 Fax: (02) 4626 3640 Email: campbelltown@parliament.nsw.gov.au |
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