Clean Futures
Report into development of an unconventional gas industry in S-E SA
The Natural Resources Committee has released its final report into develepment of an unconventional gas industry in the South East of SA (around Mt Gambier).
From the government Media Release: media-release-nrc-fracking-report-tabled-291116-1
“After review of all evidence and additional research, the committee has reached the positon that social licence does not yet exist for the development of an unconventional gas industry in the South East,” said Ms Steph Key (ALP member for Ashford). “This has been made starkly apparent by widespread opposition from the local community and it is the overarching finding of the inquiry.”
“This is not to say unconventional gas exploration and development should never occur in the region, but that in the committee’s view, obtaining social licence is a necessary precondition to such development occurring,” Ms Key said.
“Throughout the inquiry, all evidence the committee heard, both for and against unconventional gas development, has been in the context of myriad external forces including climate change considerations, production and export price, export demand, technological advances, renewable energy growth, and very notably, public opinion,” said Ms Key.
A link to the full report is found in the media release.
Video of presentation of anti-nuclear postcards & petition to Jay Weatherill
The Australian Conservation Foundation have released a video documenting the handover of signed postcards and a petition against nuclear dumps to Premier Jay Weatherill in mid November. A group of Traditional Owners plus representatives from the ACF, the Conservation Council and Friends of the Earth met with the Premier to show him evidence that 35,000 Australians do not want a nuclear waste dump in SA.
Watch the video here:
South Australian Radioactive Waste Dump – Community says “No way, Jay!”
Thanks to Australian Conservation Foundation campaigner Dave Sweeney.
January 2017 meetings
Due to Australia Day, our monthly Admin & Strategy Collective and Clean Futures Collective meeting has been brought forward a week to Thursday 19 January 6pm at the Box Factory.
Our Campaign Against Nuclear Expansion meetings remain the same on the 2nd and 4th Monday at 5pm at Kappy’s.
Hope to see you there.
adelaide.office@foe.org.au
Yes2Renewables meeting Tues 13 December
Please join us at the next Yes2Renewables meeting at the Joinery 111 Franklin St Adelaide at 6:30pm on Tuesday 13 December. For more information please contact adelaide.office@foe.org.au
Yes 2 Renewables: Adelaide Action Group Meeting
South Australia is a renewable energy success story. The state is fast approaching 50% renewables and has booming solar, energy storage, and wind power sectors.
This success has made South Australia public enemy #1 for the fossil fuel lobby, who will do anything to stop our transition to 100% renewables.
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