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Nuclear energy solution too slow, say Greens

The Greens say the findings of a prime ministerial task force on nuclear energy are bad news for the nuclear industry. Prime Minister John Howard released the final report of the review into nuclear energy, uranium mining and processing this morning. Greens Senator Christine Milne says the report shows uranium will...

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India: ASI evinces concern for illegal mining

The Archaeological Survey of India has expressed concern over illegal mining activities in the Braj region of Rajasthan causing serious environmental pollution and damage to heritage structures. In a letter to Rajasthan Chief Secretary Anil Vaish, ASI Director General C Babu Rajeev requested him to issue appropriate instructions to halt...

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MGB wants four Bulacan mining permits cancelled

The Region 3 office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has recommended to Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Angelo Reyes the cancellation of four small-scale mining permits issued by Bulacan Gov. Josefina de la Cruz in Doã±a Remedios Trinidad town. This, as MGB-Region 3 engineers discovered that the areas...

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Man burnt in Sydney coal mine accident

Thursday, August 24th 2006 A young man has suffered serious facial burns while working at a coal mine in south-western Sydney. The 21-year-old was working on the surface of the Douglas Park mine when an oxygen bottle caught fire and badly burnt his face. The NRMA Careflight helicopter airlifted the Queensland man...

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steuben county gas leases

Natural gas drilling in the Southern Tier, once heavily weighted in favor of the drilling companies, is now shifting toward the landowners’ interests. Two factors are pushing the pendulum. One is a new policy, implemented in August 2005, which allows parties with land in a well unit to buy their...

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natural gas in ny southern tier

Natural gas drilling in the Southern Tier, once heavily weighted in favor of the drilling companies, is now shifting toward the landowners’ interests. Two factors are pushing the pendulum. One is a new policy, implemented in August 2005, which allows parties with land in a well unit to buy their...

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Chemung County Gas Wells

Natural gas drilling in the Southern Tier, once heavily weighted in favor of the drilling companies, is now shifting toward the landowners’ interests. Two factors are pushing the pendulum. One is a new policy, implemented in August 2005, which allows parties with land in a well unit to buy their...

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