Posts Tagged ‘arid lands environment centre
Frackingly unacceptable
By Jimmy Cocking, Co-ordinator Arid Lands Environment Centre The Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) is gravely concerned about the lax responses by the Territory’s Chief Minister Paul Henderson and Resources Minister Kon Vatskalis, in response to the Central Land Council’s criticism of the lack of regulation for coal seam and shale gas exploration. The Chief Minister’s ‘Don’t you worry about that’ attitude is reminiscent of the Joh-Bjelke Petersen days in Qu...Read more
Alice, Kon, Angela and Pamela
The announcement early last year by international mining giant Cameco that it was intending to re-explore an abandoned uranium site not far from the township of Alice Springs has provoked an intense reaction from many of the town’s residents. There’s been an almost continuous stream of letters to local newspapers and several public gatherings (most notably by Pram Jam, a group of parents with young babies) , 20 of whom who turned up unannounced at Cameco’s offices on a quiet Friday earlier...Read more
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