Greenpeace have not ruled out partaking in acts of civil disobedience as it prepares to protest against Queensland’s coal industry this week.
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Protests block Whitehaven’s Tarrawonga mine
Jonathan Moylan, the protester behind the Whitehaven press release hoax earlier this year claims activists have stopped the transport of coal from the company’s Tarrawonga mine.
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New Australian technology ignites lignite coal
Transforming low grade lignite coal into a high energy, low emission product is what Australian company GTL Energy have realised.
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Protesters bomb four coal trucks
Trucks haven been attacked with explosives during a Colombian mine strike.
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CSG and mining could go ahead in Hunter’s wine growing region
The Minister for Resources and Energy Chris Hartcher said he cannot rule out coal seam gas or mining projects in the Hunter.
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Tree sitter arrested at Whitehaven’s Boggabri mine
The Federal Government’s approval of the Maules Creek coal mine and the expansion of the adjacent Boggabri operation has sparked further protests in the Leard State Forest.
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Protests at Whitehaven’s Boggabri mine
Protesters from Frontline Action on Coal have today erected a protest sign at Whitehaven Coal’s Tarrawonga open cut mine near Boggabri, New South Wales.
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Activists fight to farm food not coal
Sacrificing fertile farmland to mine lignite coal is “100 per cent stupidity”, an Australian farmer turn activist told an anti-coal mining festival in New Zealand.
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National campaign to stop coal export expansions
Environmental campaigners from across the country have joined a national campaign calling for the expansion of coal exports to cease.
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Anti-coal activists unite to support Whitehaven hoaxer
Anti-coal lobbyists yesterday voiced their support for fellow activist Jonathan Moylan, protesting outside a Melbourne ANZ branch.
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NZ activists say ‘keep coal in the hole’
Anti mining activists will come together at the annual ‘Keep Coal in the Hole’ festival which is to be held in New Zealand next weekend.
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Coal seam gas issue captured by Hollywood
The controversial topic that is coal seam gas has been picked up by Hollywood and if the Greens have their way the movie will be shown in Hunter Valley cinemas shortly.
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Unions protest after sackings at Bechtel
Unions are protesting against what they say are unfair dismissals by Bechtel after multiple workers were sacked from the company’s Curtis Island operations.
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Lynas shares up as rare earth concentrate arrives for processing
Shares in Lynas Corporation rose after the company announced that about 100 containers of rare earths concentrate had arrived for processing at its new Malaysian plant.
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Protestors arrested at Jondaryan
Two protestors were arrested yesterday after entering the New Hope Group coal loading site at Jondaryan during a rally.
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Butler protests outside BHP HQ
Musician John Butler has performed outside BHP Billiton’s Melbourne headquarters to protest against the company’s involvement in the proposed Price Point hub in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
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Italian miners win coal mine occupation battle
Italian miners who had stolen explosives and barricaded themselves inside their mine have won their battle to stop the operation being shut down.
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Coal miners march to protest mine closure
New Zealand coal miners will march against Solid Energy's decision to close its Spring Creek mine.
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Coal miners barricaded in mine, armed with explosives
Italian coal miners are barricaded inside a coal mine and have armed themselves with explosives to prevent the mine's closure.
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Rioting African miners kill Chinese managers
Rioting miners in Zambian havRioting miners in Zambian have killed a Chinese mine manager at Chinese owned coal mine in a dispute over wages.
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