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Adani, coal, and the Queensland water heist
|Climate impacts like drought are “threat multipliers” that should be treated as national security concerns, but the Trump administration plans to ignore them. | We all know that Australia is a very hot and dry continent. In coming years and decades, droughts and water shortages are likely to become longer and harsher. Water is essential…
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What Does Labor’s Victory in the Queensland Election Mean for Adani?
After a heated campaign, it looks like Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Labor Party will win the Queensland state election, defeating the Liberal National Party and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. | While there were many issues that moved people’s votes, one thing is clear: the future of Adani’s Carmichael coal mine, and Labor’s promised veto of the proposed…
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Queensland’s NAIF announcement a nail in the coffin for Adani’s Carmichael mega-mine
Press release – 26 May, 2017Saturday May 27, 2017: Today’s announcement by the Queensland government rules out any money from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF), as currently legislated, being used in the proposed Adani Carmichael mega-mine.In a release today the Queensland state government announced that the proposed mine, in the Galilee Basin, would be…
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Greenpeace welcomes ban on plastic bags in Queensland
Press release – 24 November, 2016Sydney, 25 November 2016 – Responding to the Queensland state government’s ban on single-use plastic bags from 2018, Greenpeace campaigner Samantha Wockner said:“Queenslanders use more than 2.2m plastic bags every day for an average of just 12 minutes each, but the damage they cause in the environment can last for…
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A disappointing verdict for Queensland’s forests, trees and wildlife
Late last week, a narrow majority of Queensland MPs voted against protection for Queensland’s forests, trees and wildlife. What they didn’t count on was us. People like you and I, building something unstoppable: tens of thousands of people united to protect Queensland forests. It’s a huge disappointment. This legislation is desperately needed to reduce unchecked…
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Queensland land clearing is undermining Australia’s environmental progress
Land clearing has returned to Queensland in a big way. After we expressed concern that policy changes since 2012 would lead to a resurgence in clearing of native vegetation, this outcome was confirmed by government figures released late last year. It is now clear that land clearing is accelerating in Queensland. The new data confirm…