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UCG banned immediately in Queensland, laws to follow, Mines Minister Anthony Lynham say

Posted on June 17, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

PHOTO: Linc Energy’s underground coal gasification pilot plant is located at Chinchilla. (Landline: Pip Courtney) Underground coal gasification (UCG) will be banned in Queensland due to its environmental impact, Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham says. There had been only three UCG pilot projects … Continue reading →

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Demise of Great Barrier Reef

Posted on June 17, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

Dr John (Charlie) Veron, otherwise known as ‘godfather of coral’, has been diving off the Great Barrier Reef for 45 years and says the level of deterioration reached so far means that in future, no-one will ever be able to … Continue reading →

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Rundle: Direct Action puts Australia in the ‘arseholes club’ of climate policy

Posted on June 17, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

Australia is the worst performer on climate action in the industrialised world. Some countries that had been with us in the arseholes club, such as the US, have now left it, according to CAT, thanks to recent changes in policy. … Continue reading →

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After record, mind-numbing coral bleaching, what would it take to “Save the Reef”?

Posted on June 5, 2016 by groundswellbasscoast

Prof. Terry Hughes tweeted this photo (below) on 2 May 2016: “In 1998, global warming #bleached and killed this mature thicket of Acropora pulchra. Note the recovery since then.” Bleaching killed this mature thicket of Acropora pulchra. The bottom line: If severe … Continue reading →

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