Adani's mine has the green light but questions remain about its viability
5 years, 6 months ago

Adani's mine has the green light but questions remain about its viability

ABC  

The most divisive project in recent Australian history can finally break ground. Waiving a key requirement they'd repeatedly held up as Adani's final barrier — that it "definitively" identify the source aquifers of the Doongmabulla springs complex before approval — state environmental officials signed off on the Indian miner's Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Management Plan. Adani's working assumption that the springs were fed only by a sandstone layer that its mine wouldn't touch was "implausible", officials said last week. And a bureaucratic bungle by former federal environment minister Melissa Price, around the approval of Adani's plan to use river water to wash its coal, yesterday sent her successor back to the drawing board. Adani's Carmichael coal mine site in central Queensland's Galilee Basin.

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Adding coal to the fire
3 years, 9 months ago

Adding coal to the fire

The Hindu  

If India loses the fight against climate change, new investments in coal will be a decisive factor. Yet, one of the world’s largest new coal investments is Adani’s $16.5 billion dollar Carmichael coal mine project in Queensland. The Carmichael mine is set to become Australia’s largest coal mine, producing up to 60 million tonnes of coal annually and 2.3 billion …

Greta Thunberg urges Siemens to review Adani’s Australia coal project
4 years, 11 months ago

Greta Thunberg urges Siemens to review Adani’s Australia coal project

Live Mint  

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has called on German engineering group Siemens AG to review its role in helping to develop a coal mine project in Australia. Engineering giant Siemens has said it will decide by Monday on its involvement in the development of the mine which is being built by India's Adani Power, its CEO Joe Kaeser said on Friday. …

Adani mining insider reveals she is leaking material to environmental activists
5 years, 3 months ago

Adani mining insider reveals she is leaking material to environmental activists

ABC  

A worker at a company bidding for an Adani contract has told the ABC she is leaking inside information to environmental activists so they can target her employer. Sue*, a long-time mining services industry worker who has asked to remain anonymous, said she was willing to risk her career for "the opportunity to provide information that could help to stop …

Adani receives green signal for long-delayed Australian coal mine; firm says ready to start construction on getting permit
5 years, 6 months ago

Adani receives green signal for long-delayed Australian coal mine; firm says ready to start construction on getting permit

Firstpost  

Adani last year scaled back its initial plans for a 60 million tonne per year mine and has said that it will self-fund the project, backed by ready buyers in its own Indian power plants and its trading business. Melbourne: India’s Adani Enterprises on Thursday received the go-ahead to start construction of a controversial coal mine in outback Australia after …

Adani wins final approval to begin work on coal mine project in Australia
5 years, 6 months ago

Adani wins final approval to begin work on coal mine project in Australia

India TV News  

Indian energy giant Adani on Thursday cleared the last regulatory hurdle to commence the work on its controversial carmichael coal mine project in Australia with the Queensland state authorities approving its groundwater management plan. The final and last approval for the Adani Group's long-delayed billion dollar mega coal mine project came weeks after a surprise election win of Australia's pro-coal …

India’s Adani wins approval for long delayed Australian coal mine
5 years, 6 months ago

India’s Adani wins approval for long delayed Australian coal mine

Al Jazeera  

The project’s supporters say it will boost the economy, but environmental groups say it will damage marine ecosystems. India’s Adani Enterprises on Thursday received the go-ahead to start construction of a controversial coal mine in Australia‘s outback after a state government approved a final permit on groundwater management. The go-ahead comes after Queensland’s Department of Environment and Science said it …

Adani gets nod on water plan
5 years, 6 months ago

Adani gets nod on water plan

Daily Mail  

Adani has won the final approval it needs to construct its new coal mine in central Queensland. Adani has won the final approval it needs to construct its new coal mine in central Queensland after Bill Shorten's refusal to endorse the mine saw the party suffer a massive swing against them at the federal election Coal communities in central and …

Adani's Australian coal mine: Queensland approves black-throated finch management plan; needs one more permit
5 years, 7 months ago

Adani's Australian coal mine: Queensland approves black-throated finch management plan; needs one more permit

Firstpost  

The Australian state of Queensland on Friday approved Adani Enterprise’s management plan for an endangered bird at the site for a controversial coal mine, leaving only one more permit before construction can start on the project Melbourne: The Australian state of Queensland on Friday approved Adani Enterprise’s management plan for an endangered bird at the site for a controversial coal …

Adani coal mine must go ahead in wake of Coalition election win, Rockhampton mayor says
5 years, 7 months ago

Adani coal mine must go ahead in wake of Coalition election win, Rockhampton mayor says

ABC  

Adani must get a "fair go" and be allowed to open up the Galilee Basin for "jobs to flow" in the central Queensland region, Rockhampton Mayor Margaret Strelow says. The Mackay Conservation Group says pro-mining groups are using the election result to boost their campaigns Queensland's Environment Department is still waiting for Adani to prove it can satisfy key requirements …

Adani coal mine poses 'alarming' risk to sacred wetlands, traditional owners say
5 years, 8 months ago

Adani coal mine poses 'alarming' risk to sacred wetlands, traditional owners say

ABC  

Traditional owners who are fighting the Adani mine in central Queensland say they welcome scientists' concerns about impacts on the Doongmabulla Springs but do not trust any government to ensure the miner protects their sacred wetlands. Key points: Traditional owners fighting Adani's mine say government scientists' concerns about their sacred wetlands are "alarming" The ABC is the first media organisation …

What we know about Adani's Carmichael coal mine project
5 years, 8 months ago

What we know about Adani's Carmichael coal mine project

ABC  

On the day of the final environmental nod from the Queensland Government on the Carmichael mine project, Adani Australia chief Lucas Dow declared construction activity would "steadily increase" in the weeks to come. The Premier's move to ask her Coordinator-General to oversee the DES approval process for Adani came days after many commentators pointed to the Labor Party's equivocal position …

Adani wins groundwater management clearance for Aussie coal mine
5 years, 9 months ago

Adani wins groundwater management clearance for Aussie coal mine

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: Adani Enterprises has taken a step closer to the construction of a controversial thermal coal mine in Australia after winning federal government approval for its groundwater management plan. Adani wants to develop the Carmichael coal deposit in Queensland state, but has faced fierce environmental resistance that has turned the project into a political hot potato ahead of a federal …

Adani coal mine a step closer with Environment Minister endorsing groundwater approvals
5 years, 9 months ago

Adani coal mine a step closer with Environment Minister endorsing groundwater approvals

ABC  

Adani has been given Commonwealth approval to start building its Queensland coal mine, in a victory for the controversial project. Key points: Environment Minister Melissa Price has approved two groundwater management plans The decisions mark the final Commonwealth approvals before construction The Queensland Government is yet to green light building works Environment Minister Melissa Price has given the green light …

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