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Charcoal – What a Waste!

People who have visited the One Tree Exhibition at Tilba Hall and wandered up the street to some of the other shops featuring wooden craftwork should be screaming with frustration at the thought of our valuable trees being burnt for … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun April 18th 2002 – Let the People Decide!

Published with permission Let the People Decide! A five hour ‘Extraordinary Meeting’ of Eurobodalla Shire Council (ESC) was held on Tuesday to address requests from the community to help fund a legal appeal in the Land and Environment Court against … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun April 18th 2002 – Changed Face of Labor

Published with permission I feel that I must preface this editorial with the fact that for a large chunk of my voting life in this country, I voted Labor. I believed in their policies – in their desire to bring … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun April 18th 2002 – Let the people decide!

Coastal Sun – 18 April 2002Articles associated with the Charcoal plant issue Published with permission  A five hour ‘Extraordinary Meeting’ of Eurobodalla Shire Council (ESC) was held on Tuesday to address requests from the community to help fund a legal appeal … Continue reading

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Alan Jones interviews Chris Kowal and Brett Mason

Alan Jones Breakfast Show 16 April 2002 7:20AM Charcoal PlantTranscript Published with permissionAJ Alan Jones CK Chris Kowal BM Brett Mason AJ Intro It is almost impossible to give justice to the issues that come across my desk which remain … Continue reading

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South Coast Charcoal Plant is a Key Election Issue – Bob Carr On Notice

SOUTH COAST CHARCOAL PLANT IS A KEY ELECTION ISSUE – BOB CARR ON NOTICEMEDIA RELEASE 11 APRIL 2002Ian Cohen MLC The Greens Legislative Council, Parliament House Macquarie Street, SYDNEY 2OOO Ph: 02 9230 2603 Fax: 02 9230 2267 Mobile: 0409 … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun April 11th 2002 – Conditions, Conditions, Conditions

Published with permission. The Eurobodalla Shire Council Works and Facilities Committee asked that conditions suggested by the community (to be included as conditions of consent for the proposed charcoal factory) be noted. The community, anxious that their amenity be retained … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun April 11th 2002 – Australian Silicon Ready to Go

Published with permission. Australian Silicon Limited (ASO) announced the completion of the acquisition of the minority ownership to consolidate 100% holding in the Australian Silicon Project. The Company paid Doral Mineral Industries Limited $1.4 million for the remaining 10% ownership … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun April 11th 2002 – Mercury is Crap!

Published with permission. Dear Editor (re letter by Keith Dance) Mercury was used in gold mining operations for the separation of fine gold particles through amalgamation then burning. Elmer Diaz, University of Idaho, states “during the amalgamation process, a good … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun April 11th 2002 – Greens May Turn on Carr if Charcoal Plant Goes Ahead

Published with permission The NSW Government has been warned it faces a united fight by the environmental movement if it approves a charcoal plant on the state’s south coast. Around 1500 people gathered at a rally in central Sydney yesterday … Continue reading

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Port Kembla Copper Smelter Pollution Fiasco – Could the Same Thing Happen on the Nature Coast?

The following summary was sourced from a number of articles in the Illawarra Mercury 6, 8 and 9 April 2002.To obtain full articles go to www.smh.com.au/newsstore/ and type in “copper”. Articles are $1 each – you need to buy tokens.Many promises were … Continue reading

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“No Charcoal” Rally Puts Forests on Hotlist for NSW Election

South East Forest Alliance         The Wilderness SocietyMedia Release 9 April 2002‘No Charcoal’ Rally Puts Forests on Hotlist for NSW Election Conservation groups today said that Sunday’s successful Sydney Domain rally against plans to woodchip and burn South Coast forests for charcoal … Continue reading

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“No Charcoal” Rally Proves $100 million Wasted on Forestry Fiasco by Carr Govt

MEDIA RELEASE 6 APRIL 2002Ian Cohen MLC The Greens Legislative Council, Parliament House Macquarie Street, SYDNEY 2OOO Ph: 02 9230 2603 Fax: 02 9230 2267 Mobile: 0409 989 466 Email: ian.cohen@parliament.nsw.gov.au Greens MLC Ian Cohen today claimed that the ‘No … Continue reading

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“No Charcoal” Rally Gathers Wide Support; Alarm at Threat to Woodchip and Burn South Coast Forests

South East Forest AllianceThe Wilderness Society Media Release 5 April 2002 ‘No Charcoal’ Rally Gathers Wide Support Alarm at Threat To Woodchip and Burn South Coast Forests The conservation groups organising the major ‘No Charcoal’ Rally on the Sydney Domain … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun April 4th 2002 – Refshauge Between a Rock and Hard Place / Carr Pays Penalty

Published with permission Refshauge Between a Rock and Hard Place In September 2001, National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) wrote to Planning NSW in relation to matters to be addressed in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), concerning the wood processing … Continue reading

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Charcoal Plant Mercury Toxicity Risk – Media Release March 26th 2002

Media Release Tuesday, 26 March 2002BROULEE CHARCOAL FACTORY MERCURY TOXICITY RISKA recent Functional Toxicology Conference in Sydney revealed some alarming findings regarding mercury toxicity.

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Coastal Sun March 21st 2002 – Free Charcoal Site Ignored

Published with permission. The movers and shakers behind the construction of the controversial charcoal plant at Mogo have ignored the offer of a free and viable site from an anonymous donor. The philanthropist offered Australain Silicon 500 acres freehold last … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun March 14th 2002 – Canberra Joins the Fight!

Published with permission. The ‘Charcoal No Go’ message has reached Canberra, with a massive rally organised for 20 March in Civic. The protest will include speakers, bands, petitions and information stands. The rally has been organised by two Canberra residents … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun February 21st 2002 – I’m Not a Liar! Says Sun Reporter / Answering Olive / Cold Comfort?

Published with permission I’m Not a Liar! says Sun Reporter Last week the Sun reported an interview between Brett Mason and the NSW Premier, Bob Carr. Mr Carr stated that the charcoal plant was going ahead. 2EC, the local radio … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun Feb 14th 2002 – An Extraordinary Meeting

Coastal Sun – 14 February 2002Articles associated with the Charcoal plant issue Published with permission Three Councillors targeted ‘yellow ribboners’ in the gallery at a most extraordinary Eurobodalla Shire Council Meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Cr Dance gestured ‘Up you’, Cr Green … Continue reading

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From the Desk of Cr Peter Cairney – Coastal Sun Feb 14th 2002

Coastal Sun – 14 February 2002Articles associated with the Charcoal plant issue Published with permissionIn my role as Mayor, I am not allowed by Council to comment on the charcoal factory. I will of course keep on voicing my dissent as … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun February 14th 2002 – “It’s Going Ahead”

Published with permission “It’s Going Ahead!” Bob Carr speaks with ‘The Sun’ and congratulates local ‘Red Ribboner’ NSW Premier Bob Carr congratulated local charcoal factory supporter, Rodney Morley in Sydney last week for his stance on the development. Mr Morley … Continue reading

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Wilderness Society Media Release February 14th 2002 re Regional Forestry Agreements

THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY MEDIA RELEASE 14 FEBRUARY 2002LABOR AND LIBERAL POLICY COMMITMENTS BROKEN ON DAY 3? On just the third sitting day of the new Parliament, both Labor and Liberal are risking breaking key policy commitments in allowing the passage … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun February 7th 2002 – Editorial / Tie a Yellow Ribbon / Letters

Articles published with permission Editorial This week I had planned to skip my editorial but a chance remark during Council’s Planning Committee meeting on Tuesday changed my mind. Cr Vardon tried to shift blame for the charcoal plant onto Mayor … Continue reading

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Timber Supply Agreement between State Forests of NSW and Australian Silicon Operations Pty Limited

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Yellow Ribbon Day – Charcoalition Media Release Jan 24th 2002

 CHARCOALITION MEDIA RELEASE 24 January 2002Responses to the environmental impact statement (EIS) on the Charcoal Factory have been sent in and the formal time for comment on the proposal has closed. Now its time to come together and show our … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun January 24th 2002 – Editorial / Tie a Yellow Ribbon / Letters to the Editor

Coastal Sun – 24 January 2002 Articles associated with the Charcoal plant issue Published with permission EDITORIAL Does the Eurobodalla Shire want a charcoal plant? NO is the resounding answer. Seventy-nine percent of the people who responded to the Sun … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun January 17th 2002 – Mayoral Report

From the desk of Cr. Peter Cairney My view re the charcoal factory has been challenged several times by the red ribbon brigade (people for the project). I always ask them why they want it. The answer is always the … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun January 17th 2002 – Designs on Our Coast?

Designs on our coast? By Heather Tindale (Published in the Coastal Sun 17 January 2002) The state government appears to have totally ignored their objectives in the ‘Design Guidelines for the NSW Coast’, by declaring that the Nature Coast is … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun January 10th 2002 – Council Image Charred

Council image charred By Heather Tindale (Published in the Coastal Sun 10 January 2002) The General Manager of Eurobodalla Shire Council (ESC), Jim Levy admitted in front of the entire council and a packed gallery that he may have breached … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun December 20th 2001 – Consultation Break Down

By Heather Tindale Over 200 people attended a public meeting last Sunday [16 December 2001] hosted by Eurobodalla Shire Council to inform residents of their appraisal of the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for the charcoal plant site. Also present were … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun December 20th 2001 – Charcoal Site Not Studied

Charcoal site not studied – Nye By Heather Tindale (Published in the Coastal Sun 20 December 2001) Environmental Resources Management Australia (ERM), the company hired to produce an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for Australian Silicon has been questioned about its … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun December 20 2001 – What do you think?

What do you think By Heather Tindale (Published in the Coastal Sun 20 December 2001) Eurobodalla Shire Council’s Strategic Objectives stated in the Management Plan 2001-2006 Eurobodalla Shire Council (ESC) interprets the community’s views and melds them with the Shire’s … Continue reading

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ACT Government to put in submission on charcoal plant

Kerrie Tucker MLA, Greens Member for Molonglo ACT Legislative AssemblyMedia Release 14 December 2001 Government to put in submission on charcoal plant The ACT Government is to put a submission to the NSW Government regarding the proposed charcoal plant near … Continue reading

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Bob Carr Admits Failure on Forests – Bjelke Petersen Tactics Used to Stop Conservation Protests

Ian Cohen MLC The Greens Legislative Council, Parliament House Macquarie Street, SYDNEY 2OOO Ph: 02 9230 2603 Fax: 02 9230 2267 Mobile: 0409 989 466 Email: ian.cohen@parliament.nsw.gov.au MEDIA RELEASE 12 DECEMBER 2001BOB CARR ADMITS FAILURE ON FORESTS BJELKE PETERSEN TACTICS … Continue reading

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Transport – Be Doubly Careful in Future – Charcoalition Media Release Dec 12th 2001

CHARCOALITION MEDIA RELEASE 12 December 2001BE DOUBLY CAREFUL IN FUTUREVisitors to the south coast should drive very carefully. Everyone agrees that the roads there are dangerous. A recent NRMA report confirmed what local residents have known for years. The King’s … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun December 13th 2001 – A Litany of Secrecy

A litany of ‘secrecy’ By Heather Tindale (Published in the Coastal Sun 13 December 2001) “A council must keep the local community and the State Government (and through it, the wider community) informed about its activities.” Local Government Act 1993 … Continue reading

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Water Issues and the Mogo Charcoal Plant (PDF)

by Emmett O’Loughlin – December 2001 The proposed charcoal plant near Mogo raises a number of matters of environmental concern. Water is one of these, and the plant’s possible impact on water is one of the most serious and long … Continue reading

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Eurobodalla Shire Council Mayor Peter Cairney Press Release December 10th 2001

EUROBODALLA SHIRE COUNCIL MAYOR PETER CAIRNEYPRESS RELEASE 10 DECEMBER 2001The Charcoal Plant IssueAUSTRALIAN SILICON PTY LIMITED PROPOSED WOOD PROCESSING AND METALLURGICAL CARBON FACILITYA proposal by Australian Silicon to build a charcoal plant in the shire on a property between the … Continue reading

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Charcoalition Support Call for Honesty in Local Government – Media Release December 6th 2001

Charcoalition MEDIA RELEASE 6 December 2001Charcoalition support call for honesty in Local Government“The Charcoalition is fully supportive of the Mayor’s call for an inquiry into the handling of all dealings by staff and Councillors regarding the proposed charcoal factory which … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun December 6th 2001 – Bravery in Search of Truth

Bravery in search of truth By Heather Tindale (Published in the Coastal Sun 6 December 2001) This week, in an act of bravery the Mayor of Eurobodalla Shire Council, Peter Cairney placed his job on the line to stave off … Continue reading

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Charcoal Plant Will Decide Marginal Eden Monaro Seat – Labor Seizes Chance

South East Forest Alliance CHIPSTOP MEDIA RELEASE 9 November 2001 Charcoal Plant Will Decide Marginal Eden Monaro Seat – Labor Seizes Chance Conservation groups today welcomed the significant move by Labor’s candidate, Steve Whan, to clearly oppose the highly controversial … Continue reading

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Charcoalition Media Release October 17th 2001 – Charcoalition Challenges State Forests’ Heavy Vehicle Transport Figures

Ruined Roads – Charcoalition Challenges State Forests’ Heavy Vehicle Transport Figures The Charcoalition announced today that investigations by its Transport Study Group have shown that figures on the State Governments’ glossy poster released by State Forests called ‘The Lithgow Silicon … Continue reading

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Silviculture – Use of Tordon by State Forests

STOP PRESS – 10 October 2001 As a result of community concern, State Forests of NSW has ceased using the chemical Tordon as part of its “management practices” in forests around Batemans Bay. There will be a review over the … Continue reading

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Talk by Glen Klatovski (Wilderness Society) to Eurobodalla Shire Council

FULL TEXT OF GLENN’S TALKTalk by Glen Klatovski, NSW Campaign Manager, Wilderness Society to the Eurobodalla Shire Council’s Environment, Planning and Administrative Services Committee Meeting at the Council Chambers, 2 October 2001This is the facility in WA. (points to video … Continue reading

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RFA Bill Dead – now for the South Coast Charcoal Factory

Ian Cohen MLC The Greens Legislative Council, Parliament House Macquarie Street, SYDNEY 2OOO Ph: 02 9230 2603 Fax: 02 9230 2267 Mobile: 0409 989 466 Email: ian.cohen@parliament.nsw.gov.au MEDIA RELEASE 27 September 2001 RFA BILL DEAD – now for the South … Continue reading

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Resolutions Passed at Public Meeting at Mogo September 26th 2001

RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THE PUBLIC MEETING AT MOGO ON 26 SEPTEMBER 2001 Resolved that this meeting of community groups and residents, under the auspices of Charcoalition: 1. Totally opposes a charcoal plant near Mogo on the South Coast of NSW … Continue reading

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Briefing Notes September 2001

BRIEFING NOTES SEPTEMBER 2001Proposed Charcoal Plant on NSW South Coast near Batemans Bay Conservation and community groups, together with Ian Cohen MLC, held joint meetings on 11 and 12 September 2001 with the proponents, State Forests and the proponent’s publicity … Continue reading

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Charcoal Factory Site Map – Bay Post Sept 12th 2001

Map from the Bay Post September 12th 2001 For educational and reference purposes only.

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Bob Carr’s Speech at the Opening of the Eurobodalla Botanic Gardens

This speech was given at the official opening of the Eurobodalla Botanic Gardens on September 1st 2001. It was added to the Charcoalition website due to its apparent contradiction with his government’s later approval (subsequently repealed) of the Mogo Charcoal … Continue reading

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Lies, Damned Lies and State Forests

SOUTH EAST FOREST ALLIANCE Media Release 30 August 2001 South Coast Charcoal Plant – Lies, Damned Lies and State Forests The South East Forest Alliance today warned that State Forests (the NSW logging agency) was not to be trusted in … Continue reading

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New Threat to Woodchip and Burn Southern Forests

SOUTH EAST FOREST ALLIANCE Media Release 23 August 2001 New Threat To Woodchip and Burn Southern Forests The South East Forest Alliance today warned that the forests of the South Coast and Tumut are now under a huge new threat … Continue reading

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Charcoalition Shop

The Charcoalition ran an online shop during the campaign against the Mogo Charcoal Plant. Orders were placed via an online form which then sent an email of the order to the Charcoalition; when stock was confirmed and freight calculated, an … Continue reading

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Wastes

Extracts from an industrial charcoal manual reveal what pollutants need to be dealt with in the process. We understand that one tonne of dry wood produces 40 kilos of highly toxic and corrosive tarry sludge. This equates to about 8,000 tonnes … Continue reading

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Tree Species

Because wood will be mixed species, the groups will have to be kept separate as they require different cooking temperatures to make charcoal and will act differently in the silicon furnace. In CSIRO tests, carbon content is said to range … Continue reading

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Transport

Up to 200,000 tonnes per year of harvesting residues will be transported by road from State Forests within the South Coast region to the charcoal plant near Mogo. And up to 35,000 tonnes per year of charcoal will be transported … Continue reading

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Smoke Drift Patterns

The company claims that there will be no visible smoke from the plant. Well there must be something coming out of the 5 chimneys, otherwise there would be no need for the them. Experience at the WA plant is that pollutants are … Continue reading

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Noise Pollution

Based on State Forest figures, during the day it is estimated that there will be one truck entering or leaving the plant EVERY 6 MINUTES! Sawmill sounds will be emitted from the plant all day long (the saw will be … Continue reading

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Money

The company will pay State Forests who will then pay logging contractors, hauliers, etc up to delivery at the plant. State Forests to receive the payment and pay all contractors from fellers to delivery to the charcoal plant (there is … Continue reading

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Charcoalition Media Release – What’s an Environmental Impact Statement About?

The heavy industry charcoal factory in between Mogo / Mossy Point / Moruya proposed by Silicon Australia, will soon be consented to or refused by the New South Wales Department of Urban Affairs and Planning (DUAP). As part of their … Continue reading

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Timber

200,000 tonnes/year, for the next twenty years, of green “residual” timber will be taken from the South-East forests. Heads, butts & larger limbs of the trees will be used. During this initial 20 year period, State Forests brochures say that … Continue reading

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Coastwatchers Criticisms of the Environmental Impact Statement

CRITICISMS OF THE EIS Parts of the EIS are not written in a way the general public can understand, especially air emissions Many readily available sources of information appear to have been ignored eg — * statistics relating to the … Continue reading

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Investigation Report – Alternative Reductants for Silicon Smelting

Investigation Report CET/IR289R Alternative Reductants for Silicon Smelting Final Report and Recommendations By Keith Clark, CSIRO for New South Wales Department of Urban Affairs and Planning,   June 2000 Executive Summary CSIRO Division of Energy Technology was commissioned by the … Continue reading

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Charcoalition

About the Charcoalition The proposal by Australian Silicon Ltd. In 2001 to develop a charcoal plant near Mogo, Mossy Point and Broulee on the Eurobodalla’s Nature Coast was seen by the community as an attack on their health, lifestyle and … Continue reading

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Coastal Sun March 14th 2002 – Canberra Joins the Fight!

Published with permission. The ‘Charcoal No Go’ message has reached Canberra, with a massive rally organised for 20 March in Civic. The protest will include speakers, bands, petitions and information stands. The rally has been organised by two Canberra residents … Continue reading

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Gary Nairn Raises Charcoal Plant Issue in Federal Parliament

Extract from COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Votes and Proceedings Hansard WEDNESDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2002 MAIN COMMITTEE P 439 Eden-Monaro Electorate: Proposed Charcoal Plant Mr NAIRN (Eden-Monaro) (9.43 a.m.)—Last year the news of a proposed charcoal plant near the … Continue reading

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South Coast Charcoal Plant Opposed – Council Decision is a Turning Point

Ian Cohen MLC The Greens Legislative Council, Parliament House Macquarie Street, SYDNEY 2OOO Ph: 02 9230 2603 Fax: 02 9230 2267 Mobile: 0409 989 466 Email: ian.cohen@parliament.nsw.gov.au MEDIA RELEASE11 DECEMBER 2001SOUTH COAST CHARCOAL PLANT OPPOSED: COUNCIL DECISION IS A TURNING … Continue reading

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