Gloucester Resources Rocky Hill open cut coal mine, NSW, …
Gloucester Resources Rocky Hill open cut coal mine, NSW, Australia. Last update: . TR. FR. CN. ES. AR. IT. In 2019, the proposed Rocky Hill coal …
Gloucester Resources Rocky Hill open cut coal mine, NSW, Australia. Last update: . TR. FR. CN. ES. AR. IT. In 2019, the proposed Rocky Hill coal …
The NSW Land and Environment Court (Court) has refused development consent for the Rocky Hill Coal Project in the Gloucester Valley, citing the mine's likely contribution to climate change as a ...
14 NSW Planning Assessment Commission Determination, 'Rocky Hill Coal Project (SSD 5156), Stratford Extension Project MOD 1 (SSD 4966 MOD 1), Summary Fact Sheet' ... 15 Anne Keen, 'GRL Appeals for Rocky Hill Mine Project' (Manning River Times, 5 …
Ultimately, the court concludes that the Rocky Hill coalmine is in the "wrong place at the wrong time." The "wrong place" because of its impact on the Gloucester Valley. And the "wrong time" because the mine will increase global greenhouse gas emissions "at a time when what is now urgently needed … is a rapid and deep decrease ...
The Rocky Hill Mine case was a landmark legal action for Australia. The Rocky Hill Mine was the first coal mine to be rejected by an Australian Court on the basis of climate change. In the second edition of our QUT Global Law, Science and Technology Seminar Series, Elaine Johnson (head of the legal team representing the local …
These three sites provide a tangible connection to the past and serve as powerful reminders of the rich and challenging history of coal mining in East Tennessee. 4. Make a stop at Fort Anderson on Militia Hill, also located on the Coal Creek Motor Discovery Trail. Free miners started the Coal Creek War in 1891 to abolish the convict labor system.
Rocky Hill mine's contribution to climate change was cited as one of the key reasons for refusing the application Gloucester says it will explore other options in the area, which residents say is ...
The ruling by the NSW Land and Environment Court on February 8 to reject the Rocky Hill coalmine outside Gloucester is being felt beyond its local community and will have implications for human …
Rocky Hill makes history. In February, an Australian-first occurred when the proposed Rocky Hill coal mine near Gloucester, on the NSW mid-north coast, was refused by the Chief Justice of the Land ...
The consultant behind the EY report, Steve Brown, also evaluated the application for the Rocky Hill open-cut coal mine in Gloucester, then working for Cadence Economics which was later acquired by EY.
Plans for a new coal mine near Gloucester, on the NSW mid-north coast, are scuttled by the Chief Justice of the Land and Environment Court, who claimed it would be in the "wrong place at the wrong ...
The Rocky Hill coal project (2016 Amendment) proposes to develop a new open cut coal mine near Gloucester, New South Wales (NSW). This submission makes three main …
Judge rejects Rocky Hill mine near Gloucester, NSW, because of its impact on the town and 'dire consequences' of increasing emissions Michael McGowan and Lisa Cox Thu 7 Feb 2019 18.20 EST …
The decision of the Commission. On 18 December 2012, Gloucester Resources Limited ( Applicant) applied to the Minister for Planning for development consent for the Rocky Hill Coal Project, for the purposes of coal mining as a state significant development. On 23 October 2017, after receiving 2,308 submissions (90%) of objection from individual ...
If the Rocky Hill mine is approved on our town's boundary we will sell our properties and leave. Naomi Kilby The NSW government says tourism in Gloucester contributes $51m annually.
In Alberta's Rocky Mountains, an Australian-owned coal mine is quietly forging ahead. Grande Cache locals were surprised to hear Mine 14 — exempt from Alberta's pause on coal mining in the Rockies — is poised to start digging. By Trina Moyles. Photography by Darrel Comeau. May 25, 2023 12 min. read.
The Rocky Hill Mine would have employed 110 employees and generated millions of dollars for the local economy. NSW Minerals Council Stephen Galilee said he wanted mines approved on merit.
Hailed as a 'landmark decision' in climate litigation, the case represents the first time an Australian court has refused to approve a coal mining project not only on the basis of unacceptable 'planning, visual …
The decision involved an appeal by a mining company, Gloucester Resources Limited (GRL), against refusal in 2017 by the NSW Planning Assessment Commission (PAC) of an application for a coal mine at Rocky Hill in the Gloucester Valley of NSW. The mine was known as the "Rocky Hill Mine Projec…See more on envlaw.au
WEBOn 8 February this year, the NSW Land and Environment Court (Preston CJ) rejected an appeal by mining company Gloucester Resources Limited (' GRL ') which …
The implications of the recent Rocky Hill decision for major development. 07 May 2019. A recent landmark ruling by the NSW Land and Environment Court in which it refused a proposed coal mine on climate change (amongst other) grounds will have broad-reaching implications for future development and major projects across the country. The …
Back in December 2012, mining company Gloucester Resources Limited lodged its development application for the Rocky Hill Coal Mine. This application was made as a state significant development application within the meaning of s4.36(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act).
"This NSW Land and Environment Court decision this morning on the Rocky Hill coal mine is a landmark case, setting an excellent precedent that carbon emissions need to be included in any ...
Big coal went all out to try and stop a grassroots community group putting climate science before the court. And Friday's judgment tells us everything we need to know about why.
I am pleased to provide a cost benefit analysis and economic impact analysis of the Rocky Hill Coal Project. This report analyses, in detail, the costs and benefits of the development of the Rocky Hill Coal Project as well as an analysis of whether the Project would result in a net benefit for the NSW community.
Gloucester Resources Limited described the Rocky Hill coal project as a "comparatively small, modern open cut mining proposal" with a project site covering an area of around 830 hectares including the mining area and a private haul road linking it with the nearby Stratford Mining Complex .The project proposal included mining up to 21 …
A win is a win - finally: Gloucester residents opposed to the nearby Rocky Hill coal project proposal may finally get some peace. Credit: Janie Barrett In a short statement, the company said it ...
Nonetheless, the underlying climate change science that Professor Steffen presented to the Court was not challenged by the mining company, and both experts agreed that countries around the world need to take …
On 8 February this year, the NSW Land and Environment Court (Preston CJ) rejected an appeal by mining company Gloucester Resources Limited ('GRL') which sought consent to construct the Rocky Hill Coal Mine on the southern doorstep of the small mid-north Coast town of Gloucester (Gloucester Resources Limited v Minister for Planning …
07 May 2019. A recent landmark ruling by the NSW Land and Environment Court in which it refused a proposed coal mine on climate change (amongst other) grounds will have …
The Rocky Hill decision 1 builds upon a growing international jurisprudence directly linking fossil fuels and climate change and – independently of the numerous political machinations around the Paris climate change agreement – is likely to significantly affect coal and other fossil fuel-dependent industries in Australia.
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