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1. How CSG threatens drinking water catchments

   licences have been issued and development approved in vital drinking water catchments in NSW. The promise ... water catchment area, and will ensure that mining leases and mining exploration permits reflect that ... a decade — mining or any other activity to threaten water resources.” He also said: “[CSG] exploration ...

2. Illawarra CSG project frozen after big community campaign

   immediate threat of CSG development to the Nepean and Woronora drinking water catchments. What the ... development and fracking. The legislation still permits CSG exploration and mining in the drinking water ... the same area as PEL 442, and take in parts of the drinking water catchment. Apex Energy has applied ...

3. Fracking forum heavy with industry spin

   usual industry spin. It remains unclear who exactly is monitoring water quality in WA’s aquifers where ... involvement of a third party, seemingly of their choice. The Department of Water visits sites only a couple of ... accessibility to clean, uncontaminated water sources. The lack of clear, long term plans for our groundwater is ...

4. Cracks appear in Illawarra CSG project

   calling for a ban on CSG mining in drinking water catchments. Stop CSG Illawarra spearheaded a petition ... Council unanimously voted to urge the NSW government to ban CSG in the region’s water catchments. Local ... satisfied our land and water is safe.” Australia June 21, 2012 927 Stop CSG Illawarra protest on Austinmer ...

5. Big parties reject WA moratorium on gas fracking

   contain natural gas and injecting a mixture of water and chemicals at high pressure to crack the rock and ... 10 years of gas fracking in the United States has led water contamination, severe health impacts and ...

6. Rescue was too slow in asylum boat tragedy

   over Indonesian waters far quicker than Indonesia can mobilise patrol boats.   “Australian policies are ...

7. Parramatta to host community summit on climate change

   from our water supply to mental health and crime levels. Fred Fuentes, a conference organiser, said he ...

8. Support the CSG poll at council elections

   local coal seam gas miners, which is trying to get rid of its produced water through the local sewerage ...

9. Bosswatch: Newman axes workers, firies spray O’Farrell

   stations shut down from 1pm to 6pm. Firefighters used a water cannon to hose down the “political stench” ...

10. Lismore council to poll community on coal seam gas

    opted to do so.   As we know, air and water know no local government boundaries so a poll that indicated ...

11. Gaza youth activist to join Resistance conference

    the closure will become institutionalized. We live in the Gaza Strip, that there is not enough water ...

12. Sudan: Regime digs its own grave in face of popular uprising

    which face shortages of water, shelter and essential goods. MSF nurse Chiara Burzio described the ...

13. Palestinian prisoner: Hunger strikes scoring wins and unjust jailings

    European support ― out of the water. This is what happened in Oslo, where crucial components of the ...