It's
been a difficult week on the Liverpool Plains.
Yesterday
the New South Wales Government paid coal company Shenhua $262 million
dollars in a deal that removes part of their larger exploration licence but
still lets the company go ahead with it's full coal mining project on the
irreplaceable Liverpool Plains.
There is a lot of public relations spin from the NSW Government, but the
cold hard truth is that they haven't stopped the Shenhua Watermark coal
mine and the company now says it plans to proceed to start the project.
The consequences for local farmers adjoining the mine, and the productivity
of this vital national foodbowl, will be severe.
The
Government is trying to throw the coal dust over our eyes by telling us
this is a great win for the Liverpool Plains.
But in fact, all they have done is pay an exorbitant price for some areas
that Shenhua never had any intention of mining, whilst allowing the full
4,000 hectare mine with 3 massive open-cut coal pits to go ahead full bore
on the Plains.
The NSW Government has the legal power to cancel the entire Shenhua
exploration licence and put an end to this dangerous mine proposal once and
for all.
This
is an incredibly crucial moment. We need a crescendo of voices demanding
full protection of this magnificent country and an end to the Shenhua mine
project.
Thanks for your help,
George
Woods
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