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Website: https://tasmanianinquirer.com.au/
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Today the Australian Financial Review published a single-source article on a Gina Rinehart speech bagging BHP & Rio Tinto, #climate action etc and not even 2 of Australia's biggest mining companies - let alone anyone else - gets a right of reply
A really low-grade puff piece #auspol
A really low-grade puff piece #auspol
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Reposted by Bob Burton
Latest for @mongabay.com w. @andyball.bsky.social & @vantha.bsky.social uncovers a gold mine has poisoned the O'Ta Bouk River in Virachey National Park.
Water, soil & fish from the river are contaminated, sickening the Indigenous communities downstream who depend on the river for everything.
Water, soil & fish from the river are contaminated, sickening the Indigenous communities downstream who depend on the river for everything.
Toxic runoff from politically linked gold mine poisons Cambodian rivers, communities
*Sources have requested pseudonyms be used to protect their identity out of fear of retaliation from the government or mining companies BANGKOK, Thailand/RATANAKIRI, Cambodia — “When you touch the wat...
news.mongabay.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Latest for @mongabay.com w. @andyball.bsky.social & @vantha.bsky.social uncovers a gold mine has poisoned the O'Ta Bouk River in Virachey National Park.
Water, soil & fish from the river are contaminated, sickening the Indigenous communities downstream who depend on the river for everything.
Water, soil & fish from the river are contaminated, sickening the Indigenous communities downstream who depend on the river for everything.
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#Tasmania's EPA fined Tassal $4040 for licence condition breaches at its Triabunna #salmon processing plant
+ EPA issued 6 warning notices to Tassal over other breaches at the plant & the Okehampton & Soldiers Point leases #politas #auspol
Full details 👇
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+ EPA issued 6 warning notices to Tassal over other breaches at the plant & the Okehampton & Soldiers Point leases #politas #auspol
Full details 👇
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/mining-...
November 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
#Tasmania's EPA fined Tassal $4040 for licence condition breaches at its Triabunna #salmon processing plant
+ EPA issued 6 warning notices to Tassal over other breaches at the plant & the Okehampton & Soldiers Point leases #politas #auspol
Full details 👇
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/mining-...
+ EPA issued 6 warning notices to Tassal over other breaches at the plant & the Okehampton & Soldiers Point leases #politas #auspol
Full details 👇
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/mining-...
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🏭 Tas EPA has banned the use of waste from a manganese smelter outside the Bell Bay industrial area after 9000t were used for landfill without approval. Another 8000t of slag have gone to 10 more sites, but the locations have not been made public. #politas
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Tas EPA says 9000t of smelter slag reuse lacked approval
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has banned the use of waste from a manganese smelter outside the Bell Bay industrial area after an investigation found 9000 tonnes was used in road and const...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🏭 Tas EPA has banned the use of waste from a manganese smelter outside the Bell Bay industrial area after 9000t were used for landfill without approval. Another 8000t of slag have gone to 10 more sites, but the locations have not been made public. #politas
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Mining company Greenwing Resources had the most environmental licence breaches in Tasmania during 2024-25, says the EPA’s annual report. Tassal and Cadbury also ranked high on the list of companies fined or issued warning notices. #politas
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Miner tops list of Tasmanian environmental licence breaches
A mothballed mine on Tasmania’s west coast, topped a list for the most recorded environmental licence breaches across the state, according to the Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) annual report...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Mining company Greenwing Resources had the most environmental licence breaches in Tasmania during 2024-25, says the EPA’s annual report. Tassal and Cadbury also ranked high on the list of companies fined or issued warning notices. #politas
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The quolls have strolled. Please help the Menzies Institute find out why. pointtopinnacle2025.grassrootz.com/menzies-inst...
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The quolls have strolled. Please help the Menzies Institute find out why. pointtopinnacle2025.grassrootz.com/menzies-inst...
Reissued with correct link
New #CoalWire:
👉 Legal challenge against Saskatchewan’s #coal plan;
👉 Chinese power sector emissions remain flat;
👉 South African energy minister urges coal industry to speak up
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
New #CoalWire:
👉 Legal challenge against Saskatchewan’s #coal plan;
👉 Chinese power sector emissions remain flat;
👉 South African energy minister urges coal industry to speak up
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
CoalWIre 588, November 13, 2025
Legal challenge against Saskatchewan’s coal plan; Chinese power sector emissions remain flat; South African energy minister urges coal industry to speak up.
globalenergymonitor.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Reissued with correct link
New #CoalWire:
👉 Legal challenge against Saskatchewan’s #coal plan;
👉 Chinese power sector emissions remain flat;
👉 South African energy minister urges coal industry to speak up
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
New #CoalWire:
👉 Legal challenge against Saskatchewan’s #coal plan;
👉 Chinese power sector emissions remain flat;
👉 South African energy minister urges coal industry to speak up
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
New #CoalWire:
👉 Legal challenge against Saskatchewan’s #coal plan;
👉 Chinese power sector emissions remain flat;
👉 South African energy minister urges coal industry to speak up
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Legal challenge against Saskatchewan’s #coal plan;
👉 Chinese power sector emissions remain flat;
👉 South African energy minister urges coal industry to speak up
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
CoalWire 587, November 6, 2025
China’s overseas coal plant spree slows; Japanese utility accelerates coal plant closure; coal ships identified as major threat to endangered Indonesian dolphin
globalenergymonitor.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New #CoalWire:
👉 Legal challenge against Saskatchewan’s #coal plan;
👉 Chinese power sector emissions remain flat;
👉 South African energy minister urges coal industry to speak up
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Legal challenge against Saskatchewan’s #coal plan;
👉 Chinese power sector emissions remain flat;
👉 South African energy minister urges coal industry to speak up
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
Reposted by Bob Burton
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ogoni Nine who were executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995 after campaigning against widespread oil pollution in the Niger Delta.
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Nigeria: Government must clear names of executed activists Ogoni Nine
Marking 30 years since the Nigerian government’s brutal execution of nine leading environmental activists – the Ogoni Nine – for fighting to protect the Niger Delta from oil giant Shell, Amnesty Inter...
www.amnesty.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ogoni Nine who were executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995 after campaigning against widespread oil pollution in the Niger Delta.
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Reposted by Bob Burton
Another eight cormorants have been found dead at a #salmon farm in #Tasmania. The wildlife toll at one lease of 43 birds and two seals in 2025 far exceeds the maximum limit set by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council of nine deaths over two years. #politas
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Tasmanian salmon farm faces audit as wildlife death toll rises
The mounting wildlife death toll at a southern Tasmanian salmon farm will be investigated as part of an audit of the company’s sustainability accreditation. Eight cormorants were found dead in July an...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au
November 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Another eight cormorants have been found dead at a #salmon farm in #Tasmania. The wildlife toll at one lease of 43 birds and two seals in 2025 far exceeds the maximum limit set by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council of nine deaths over two years. #politas
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Tassal has another fish kill on its hands - this time its barramundi from WA not Tasmanian salmon www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Tassal eyes barramundi expansion despite parasite leading to fish kill
Foreign-owned aquaculture company Tassal suffers a fish kill at its barramundi farm in WA's Cone Bay, where the company has plans to expand. It follows a mass mortality in Tasmania's salmon industry, ...
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
New #CoalWire
👉 China’s overseas #coal plant spree slows;
👉 Japanese utility accelerates coal plant closure;
👉 Coal ships identified as major threat to endangered Indonesian dolphin
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 China’s overseas #coal plant spree slows;
👉 Japanese utility accelerates coal plant closure;
👉 Coal ships identified as major threat to endangered Indonesian dolphin
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
CoalWire 587, November 6, 2025
China’s overseas coal plant spree slows; Japanese utility accelerates coal plant closure; coal ships identified as major threat to endangered Indonesian dolphin
globalenergymonitor.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
New #CoalWire
👉 China’s overseas #coal plant spree slows;
👉 Japanese utility accelerates coal plant closure;
👉 Coal ships identified as major threat to endangered Indonesian dolphin
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 China’s overseas #coal plant spree slows;
👉 Japanese utility accelerates coal plant closure;
👉 Coal ships identified as major threat to endangered Indonesian dolphin
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
Reposted by Bob Burton
Pennsylvania natural gas producer CNX Resources Corporation has sued Capital & Main for defamation over the news organization’s reporting on the health risks of the company’s operations.
Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight the suit.
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Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight the suit.
capitalandmain.com/pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania Gas Producer Sues Capital & Main Over Its Reporting on Health Risks
A lawsuit by CNX Resources Corporation accuses the news organization of defamation for quoting sources critical of an industry-written study. Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight t...
capitalandmain.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Pennsylvania natural gas producer CNX Resources Corporation has sued Capital & Main for defamation over the news organization’s reporting on the health risks of the company’s operations.
Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight the suit.
capitalandmain.com/pennsylvania...
Capital & Main stands by its reporting and vows to fight the suit.
capitalandmain.com/pennsylvania...
Reposted by Bob Burton
New from me: News Corp successfuly lobbied for the teen social media ban on the grounds of "protecting kids mental health".
Yet it has been bullying an 11-year-old child, exposing her to an audience of 400,000+ for ridicule and abuse.
It does this often. Other mainstream media outlets do too.
Yet it has been bullying an 11-year-old child, exposing her to an audience of 400,000+ for ridicule and abuse.
It does this often. Other mainstream media outlets do too.
News Corp wants to 'protect' kids. It's also happy to bully them for its readers
Mainstream media outlets regularly bully primary-school aged children while pretending to care about youth mental health.
www.crikey.com.au
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 AM
New from me: News Corp successfuly lobbied for the teen social media ban on the grounds of "protecting kids mental health".
Yet it has been bullying an 11-year-old child, exposing her to an audience of 400,000+ for ridicule and abuse.
It does this often. Other mainstream media outlets do too.
Yet it has been bullying an 11-year-old child, exposing her to an audience of 400,000+ for ridicule and abuse.
It does this often. Other mainstream media outlets do too.
Reposted by Bob Burton
Imagine introducing laws to protect kids from how toxic social media is and... thanking News Corp for helping?
Every media outlet that uses social media as a distribution channel actively shapes the culture of those platforms.
These things are not separate.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/31/n...
Every media outlet that uses social media as a distribution channel actively shapes the culture of those platforms.
These things are not separate.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/31/n...
October 31, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Imagine introducing laws to protect kids from how toxic social media is and... thanking News Corp for helping?
Every media outlet that uses social media as a distribution channel actively shapes the culture of those platforms.
These things are not separate.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/31/n...
Every media outlet that uses social media as a distribution channel actively shapes the culture of those platforms.
These things are not separate.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/31/n...
New #CoalWire:
👉 Morocco sets 2040 #coal end date
👉 Saskatchewan says extending life of coal plants is a ‘bridge’ to #nuclear
👉 Mongolian political turmoil after change on mineral royalty rates
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Morocco sets 2040 #coal end date
👉 Saskatchewan says extending life of coal plants is a ‘bridge’ to #nuclear
👉 Mongolian political turmoil after change on mineral royalty rates
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
CoalWire 586, October 30, 2025
Morocco sets 2040 coal end date; Saskatchewan says extending life of coal plants is a ‘bridge’ to nuclear; Mongolian political turmoil after change on mineral royalty rates.
globalenergymonitor.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
New #CoalWire:
👉 Morocco sets 2040 #coal end date
👉 Saskatchewan says extending life of coal plants is a ‘bridge’ to #nuclear
👉 Mongolian political turmoil after change on mineral royalty rates
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Morocco sets 2040 #coal end date
👉 Saskatchewan says extending life of coal plants is a ‘bridge’ to #nuclear
👉 Mongolian political turmoil after change on mineral royalty rates
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
Reposted by Bob Burton
Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest photographs. #photojournalism #photography
‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures
At 90, McCullin has spent seven decades recording conflict and tragedy – while escaping snipers, mortar fire and capture. He reflects on pain, pride and regret
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Don McCullin on 19 of his greatest photographs. #photojournalism #photography
Reposted by Bob Burton
Tasmania's Integrity Commission has a code of conduct that bans former parliamentary secretaries and ministers from lobbying on matters they dealt with in the year before they left office. Now an ex-MP turned lobbyist sparks call for a new law. #politas
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/ex-libe...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/ex-libe...
Ex-MP’s role sparks call for Tasmanian lobbying law change.
An independent MP says the appointment of a defeated Liberal MP to head a Tasmanian lobbying firm highlights the need to improve the government’s appointment diaries disclosure scheme and legislate a ...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au
October 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Tasmania's Integrity Commission has a code of conduct that bans former parliamentary secretaries and ministers from lobbying on matters they dealt with in the year before they left office. Now an ex-MP turned lobbyist sparks call for a new law. #politas
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/ex-libe...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/ex-libe...
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New data from our Global #CoalPlant Tracker is out. A few key trends:
📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
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📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New data from our Global #CoalPlant Tracker is out. A few key trends:
📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
📉 Countries w/coal power under dev't hit a record low — only 33 remain since the Paris Agreement.
📉 New proposals fell below 2 GW in Q3 2025 — 85% below recent averages.
Explore the data ⤵️
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
New #CoalWire
👉 Kenyan court blocks #coal plant
👉 Another US coal auction scrapped
👉 Venezuelan exports suspended
👉 Report finds Indonesian #nickel boom comes at a cost
👉 Subsidence hits villages near Bangladesh underground coal mine
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Kenyan court blocks #coal plant
👉 Another US coal auction scrapped
👉 Venezuelan exports suspended
👉 Report finds Indonesian #nickel boom comes at a cost
👉 Subsidence hits villages near Bangladesh underground coal mine
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
CoalWire 585, October 23, 2025
Kenyan court blocks coal plant; another US coal auction scrapped; Venezuelan exports suspended.
globalenergymonitor.org
October 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
New #CoalWire
👉 Kenyan court blocks #coal plant
👉 Another US coal auction scrapped
👉 Venezuelan exports suspended
👉 Report finds Indonesian #nickel boom comes at a cost
👉 Subsidence hits villages near Bangladesh underground coal mine
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Kenyan court blocks #coal plant
👉 Another US coal auction scrapped
👉 Venezuelan exports suspended
👉 Report finds Indonesian #nickel boom comes at a cost
👉 Subsidence hits villages near Bangladesh underground coal mine
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
Reposted by Bob Burton
Unauthorised earthworks and land clearing by a cement company in northern Tasmania has damaged the known habitat of endangered freshwater crayfish and snails, smothering creek beds with silt. #politas
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/cement-...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/cement-...
Endangered Tasmanian crayfish habitat damaged by unapproved works
The habitat of an endangered native crayfish in northern Tasmania was damaged by unauthorised earthworks and land clearing by a cement company, according to an order issued by the Environment Protecti...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au
October 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Unauthorised earthworks and land clearing by a cement company in northern Tasmania has damaged the known habitat of endangered freshwater crayfish and snails, smothering creek beds with silt. #politas
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/cement-...
tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/cement-...
New #CoalWire:
👉 Russian #coal losses mount
👉 US coal auction postponed
👉 Bank of England flags financial risks of AI
👉 Glencore hit with 3-year ban by Taiwan utility
👉 Mongolian court finds 88 guilty in coal cases
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Russian #coal losses mount
👉 US coal auction postponed
👉 Bank of England flags financial risks of AI
👉 Glencore hit with 3-year ban by Taiwan utility
👉 Mongolian court finds 88 guilty in coal cases
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
CoalWire 584, October 16, 2025
Russian coal losses mount; US coal auction postponed, Bank of England flags financial risks of AI.
globalenergymonitor.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
New #CoalWire:
👉 Russian #coal losses mount
👉 US coal auction postponed
👉 Bank of England flags financial risks of AI
👉 Glencore hit with 3-year ban by Taiwan utility
👉 Mongolian court finds 88 guilty in coal cases
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Russian #coal losses mount
👉 US coal auction postponed
👉 Bank of England flags financial risks of AI
👉 Glencore hit with 3-year ban by Taiwan utility
👉 Mongolian court finds 88 guilty in coal cases
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
New #CoalWire:
👉 Renewables eclipse #coal generation in first half of 2025
👉 utility closes the last coal plant in New Hampshire
👉 residents alarmed over coal dust from South African export terminal
👉 scathing Polish audit on mine wastewater pollution
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Renewables eclipse #coal generation in first half of 2025
👉 utility closes the last coal plant in New Hampshire
👉 residents alarmed over coal dust from South African export terminal
👉 scathing Polish audit on mine wastewater pollution
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globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
CoalWire 583, October 9, 2025
Renewables eclipse coal power; US plant retired; scathing Polish audit on mine wastewater pollution.
globalenergymonitor.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
New #CoalWire:
👉 Renewables eclipse #coal generation in first half of 2025
👉 utility closes the last coal plant in New Hampshire
👉 residents alarmed over coal dust from South African export terminal
👉 scathing Polish audit on mine wastewater pollution
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
👉 Renewables eclipse #coal generation in first half of 2025
👉 utility closes the last coal plant in New Hampshire
👉 residents alarmed over coal dust from South African export terminal
👉 scathing Polish audit on mine wastewater pollution
👇
globalenergymonitor.org/coalwire/coa...
Final part of The People vs. Robodebt will air on SBS TV tonight at 7:30pm covering the Royal Commission so you know. I will be in the background. Of that
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM