EPISODE · Nov 15, 2015
Adani Carmichael mine - Reapproved but not without Resistance
from Earth Matters · host Basha Stasak from Australian Conservation Foundation, and Patricia Julian from the Mackay Environment Group
On October 16th, the Federal Government re-approved the Adani Carmichael coal and railway project. Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt, or Minister for Coal, released a statement of reasons for the approval. The Australian Conservation Foundation launched a Federal Court challenge to the Environment Minister Greg Hunt's, arguing that the mine's emissions would contribute to climate change and effect the Great Barrier Reef.Basha Stasak talks about the Federal Court challenge that the Australian Conservation Foundation launched, and Patricia Julian speaks on behalf of the Mackay Conservation Group who initially challenged the mine in a judicial review in January this year.
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On October 16th, the Federal Government re-approved the Adani Carmichael coal and railway project. Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt, or Minister for Coal, released a statement of reasons for the approval. The Australian Conservation Foundation launched a Federal Court challenge to the Environment Minister Greg Hunt's, arguing that the mine's emissions would contribute to climate change and effect the Great Barrier Reef.Basha Stasak talks about the Federal Court challenge that the Australian Conservation Foundation launched, and Patricia Julian speaks on behalf of the Mackay Conservation Group who initially challenged the mine in a judicial review in January this year.
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