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Climate
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18 January 2006 |
Challenging year ahead for the NT environment. Greenhouse, uranium, water, land clearing, invasive species and marine conservation will dominate NT agenda in 2006, the Environment Centre NT said today.
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2 December 2005 |
Darwin and Alice join international day of action on global warming. Top End and Alice Springs environment groups will be participating in Saturday’s world-wide day of action on global warming. The day coincides with the UN conference on global warming currently taking place in Canada. |
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Land
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11 August 2006 |
Bold new vision for Daly River released. A new report has been released today by the Environment Centre Northern Territory (ECNT), which examines options for conservation and appropriate development in the Daly River Catchment.
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27 July 2006 |
Ord Stage 2 risks repeat of massive land problems in the south: new study needed. Environment groups today called for a new Environmental Impact Study (EIS) to be completed for the Ord River Stage 2 - the largest proposed land clearing operation in Northern Australia.
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| 15 June 2006 |
Tiwi sand mining approval 'not sound'. The Environment Centre of the Northern Territory (ECNT) says the decision of the Environment Minister and EPA to approve two Matilda Minerals Ltd mineral sand mining projects on the north coast of Melville Island is very troubling (notification by letter on 30 May).
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13 June 2006 |
New GM cotton plans threaten Northern Australia's rivers. Conservation groups have expressed grave concerns over moves by multinational chemical giants Monsanto and Bayer to introduce large scale genetically manipulated (GM) cotton crops in river catchments across northern Australia.
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5 December 2005 |
Concern over possible new Daly water licenses: 30 billion litres/year up for approval! Applications to extract over 30,000 megalitres of ground and surface water per year (or 30 billion litres/year) from the Daly River system are believed to be undergoing assessment by the NT Government, ECNT said today.
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8 November 2005 |
Tasmania-scale clearfelling for NT forests. The Environment Centre NT (ECNT) has learned that the Federal government has approved an acceleration of native forest clearfelling on Melville Island (one of the Tiwi Islands), north of Darwin.
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Marine
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21 July 2006 |
A huge community response as public comment period closes. 150 submissions opposed to sea cage fish farms to be presented to EPA. The public comment period closes today for the sea cage fish farm proposals for Darwin Harbour, Bynoe Harbour and Snake Bay with a huge community response. |
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5 July 2006 |
Sea cage fish farm proposal threatens Darwin Harbour heritage sites. The Environment Centre of the NT (ECNT) says that the sea cage fish farm proposed for Darwin Harbour threatens to damage two declared heritage-listed sites: the Ellengowan shipwreck and the Channel Island Reef. |
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18 May 2006 |
Withdraw Glyde Point industry plans, Government urged. Conservation groups have responded to a new report documenting the outstanding environmental, social and cultural values of the Gunn Peninsula/Vernon islands area northeast of Darwin by calling on the NT Government to withdraw its plans for a major new heavy industry estate and residential development. |
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15 June 2005 |
New joint ECNT and Australia Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) submission on the environmental assessment of three fish farm and aquaculture proposals for the Top End - Melville Island, Port Patterson and Darwin Harbour.
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Mining
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4 July 2006 |
McArthur River revised mine plan a crucial test case for NT rivers and communities. The Environment Centre of the NT (ECNT) says the government’s handling of MRM/Xstrata’s revised plan to divert the McArthur River and mine the river bed is a crucial test case for the protection of the NT’s relatively pristine rivers and all the values and amenity they provide to the whole community. |
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12 April 2006 |
McArthur mine river diversion should be ruled out by NT Government. The NT Government should refuse to assess a resubmitted mining proposal from McArthur River Mining (MRM) that involves diverting the McArthur River, says ECNT. |
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23 February 2006 |
McArthur open cut mine decision a great outcome for NT environment and community. The Environment Centre NT (ECNT) applauds the decision made today by the Minister for Natural Resources, Environment & the Arts, Marion Scrymgour, to not recommend approval of the McArthur River Mine Open Cut Project.
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Other
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31 July 2006 |
Environment Centre urges caution on crocodile hunting push. Killing for ‘sport’ may increase attacks on people. The Environment Centre of the Northern Territory says great caution is required before any go ahead is given for commercial crocodile hunting – otherwise know as ‘safari’ or ‘trophy’ hunting.
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June 2006 |
World Environment Day Expo 2006. The 2006 World Environment Expo was held on June 4 at the Museum & Art Gallery lawns from 11am. |
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2 May 2006 |
NT Budget fails environmental test. The Environment Centre NT says the latest NT budget announced today fails the environment test. Overall environment spending has increased by just 1.5% to $95.5 million. This new total represents a mere 3.8% of the total budget – slightly down on the previous year. “Our whole economy and ‘lifestyle’ are based on our natural environment and the services it provides." |
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27 March 2006 |
Call for big increase in environment funding . ECNT is calling for a substantial increase in funding for the environment in this year’s NT budget, due to be handed down in May.
“Surely our environment with all the benefits it provides is our most basic and important ‘infrastructure’ and should be funded accordingly." |
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21 November 2005 |
U.S. bombing of NT: President Bush sent letter of protest. ECNT is emailing a letter of protest to President Bush, via the US embassy in Canberra, over the announcement on Friday afternoon that US bombers will be flying over Australia and dropping live bombs on an area of savanna woodland near the town of Katherine in the Northern Territory.
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11 November 2005 |
Katherine ‘Nuclear Dump Action Group’ fired up! The Environment Centre of the NT (ECNT) was delighted to have been invited to address a forum organized by the recently formed Katherine Nuclear Dump Action Group last Wednesday evening in Katherine. A passionate crowd of around 50 locals attended. |
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3 August 2006 |
The Alliance Against Uranium met last week to discuss the Federal Government’s plans for a nuclear waste dump. Numerous community groups as well as Traditional Owners voiced their concern and opposition to the dump and committed to maintaining an ongoing campaign to ensure that the Government’s plans do not go ahead.
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1 August 2006 |
Federal Minister’s stunt on Browns Oxide mine a sign of things to come - Mt Todd the last example of Commonwealth fast-tracking! The Environment Centre NT (ECNT) says Federal Resources Minister Macfarlane’s announcement that the proposed Browns Oxide mine near Batchelor would be designated for ‘ Major Project Facilitation’ (MPF) is a stunt with worrying implications.
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17 July 2006 |
Batchelor uranium mine threat to horticulture and tourism. The Environment Centre of the NT (ECNT) is extremely concerned about Compass Resources’ claims that it can develop a uranium mine at Mt Fitch, near Batchelor in the NT, by 2008.
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July 2006 |
Howard, nuclear energy and global warming. The Environment Centre NT has condemned the recently established Federal nuclear taskforce - headed by former Telstra boss Dr Ziggy Switkowski.
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| 5 June 2006 |
Nuclear lobby shoots itself in the foot. PM's nuclear inquiry barking up the wrong tree. The Environment Centre of the NT (ECNT) says today’s statement by ANSTO Chief Executive Ian Smith demonstrates exactly why nuclear should be dismissed as any kind of solution to Australia’s and the world’s mounting global warming crisis. |
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8 May 2006 |
United front against uranium mining, exports and nuclear energy.
In a communiqué released today, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, The Wilderness Society, the Australian Conservation Foundation and 13 other groups have spelt out the environment movements’ opposition to all aspects of the nuclear industry.
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16 April 2006 |
AWB scandal shows Canberra's uranium 'safeguards' cannot be trusted. The Environment Centre of the Northern Territory (ECNT) says the unfolding scandal over wheat sales to Iraq proves that the Australian government cannot be trusted with proposed uranium sales to China. |
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9 April 2006 |
Uranium: Tell the truth Minister Macfarlane! Only the NT Mines Minister can authorise any new uranium mines in NT. The Environment Centre of the Northern Territory (ECNT) says Federal Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane is not being truthful when he claims that the NT government has been sidelined on uranium mining in the NT. |
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16 March 2006 |
Federal uranium group fails to address the real issues. The Environment Centre of the NT (ECNT), the Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of the Earth have criticized the Federal government’s recently created Uranium Industry Framework steering committee, meeting in Darwin today, for avoiding a range of important issues relating to the nuclear industry.
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