Environmental groups say Deputy Premier John Barilaro’s claims that the government’s own pollution data for the region was being manipulated by mining opponents were “laughable”.
Upper Hunter is a must-win byelection for the NSW government,which has been plunged into minority after Michael Johnsen’s resignation and former Liberal MP John Sidoti was banished to the crossbench pending a public inquiry by the ICAC,while One Nation is preparing to take on the Coalition over coal.
Deputy Premier and Nationals leader John Barilaro slammed Malcolm Turnbull’s comments,saying the government remained “firmly committed to the coal industry in NSW” and there would be no pause on coal mining approvals anywhere in the state.
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Australia leads the world in the uptake of solar on homes,but is far behind in commercial solar,according to CEP Energy,who are developing the project.
One of the world's biggest coal miners,Glencore,has forecast its global output will fall by more than 25 per cent but its Australian mines will be among the last to close.
Energy magnate Trevor St Baker has dismissed media reports he planned to sue the government over NSW's new energy plan as some of biggest companies prepare to rejig their investment plans.
The Hunter Valley and venues like the 12-room Spicers Vineyards Estate,is receiving renewed consideration from once-sceptical city-slickers.
After the arrest,the dead man's widow said the dedication of the police force was humbling and they were"not letting anyone get away with it".
The Hunter Valley,heart of NSW's coal industry,is to become the home of the state's fourth renewable energy zone after a last-minute change to the Berejiklian government's energy legislation.