Dr Mehreen Faruqi

Greens NSW MP

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Greens call for Moratorium on Maules Creek Mine Clearing

Posted on 09/02/2018

Greens call for Moratorium on Maules Creek Mine Clearing

Media Release 8 February 2017 Greens call for Moratorium on Maules Creek Mine Clearing Greens NSW MP and Environment Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, has called for a moratorium on clearing for the Maules Creek coal mine in North Western NSW near the Leard Forest. Whitehaven Coal will begin clearing on February 15, including a […]

Filed Under: Animal Welfare, Animal Welfare, Environment, Environment, Media Releases, Portfolios Tagged With: coal, Maules Creek

Greens MP : Whitehaven Backing Down From Clearing at Leard Forest Vindicates Community Concerns

Posted on 12/06/2014

Greens MP : Whitehaven Backing Down From Clearing at Leard Forest Vindicates Community Concerns

Media Release 12.06.14 Greens NSW MP and Environment Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, has welcomed news that Whitehaven Coal will stop winter clearing of the Leard State Forest for the Maules Creek coal mine. Dr Faruqi has today returned from visiting the protest camp at Maules Creek and was stopped and had her car searched […]

Filed Under: Environment, Environment, Media Releases, Portfolios Tagged With: 100% renewable, climate change, coal, Leard Forest, Maules Creek, mining

Greens MP to Farewell Sydneysiders on ‘Convoy of Coalruption’, heading to Leard Forest Today

Posted on 06/06/2014

Greens MP to Farewell Sydneysiders on ‘Convoy of Coalruption’, heading to Leard Forest Today

Media Alert 06.06.14 Greens MP and NSW Environment Spokesperson will farewell over one hundred Sydney residents who are heading up to the Leard State Forest in a ‘Convoy of Coalruption’, to highlight the environmental devastation being caused by the clearing at Maules Creek by Whitehaven Coal. Dr Faruqi will farewell the group at 1:45pm outside […]

Filed Under: Environment, Environment, Media Releases, Portfolios Tagged With: biodiversity, climate change, coal, Leard State Forest, Maules Creek

Greens NSW MP Calls for Government to Save the Leard Forest and Native wildlife at Sydney Snap Rally

Posted on 04/06/2014

Greens NSW MP Calls for Government to Save the Leard Forest and Native wildlife at Sydney Snap Rally

Greens MP and NSW Environment Spokesperson called on the Government to save the Leard Forest today in Sydney alongside Greenpeace, GetUp and frontline environmental activists. The Government is allowing Whitehaven Coal to clear land during winter months, when many native animals are hibernating and more vulnerable. Dr Faruqi said at the rally: “The Greens are […]

Filed Under: Environment, Environment, Media, Media, Media Releases, Portfolios, Uncategorized Tagged With: biodiversity, climate change, coal, Leard State Forest, Maules Creek

Greens MP to Speak at Sydney Snap Rally to Save the Leard Forest Today

Posted on 04/06/2014

Greens MP to Speak at Sydney Snap Rally to Save the Leard Forest Today

Media Alert 04.06.14 Greens MP and NSW Environment Spokesperson will speak at a rally to save the Leard Forest today in Sydney (12pm, Outside Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney), along with other environmental activists to call on the Government to intervene and revoke Whitehaven Coal’s license to clear during winter, when many native […]

Filed Under: Environment, Environment, Media Releases, Parliament, Portfolios Tagged With: biodiversity, coal, Leard State Forest, Maules Creek

Question Without Notice: Leard State Forest Clearing

Posted on 29/05/2014

Question Without Notice: Leard State Forest Clearing

LEARD STATE FOREST CLEARING Dr MEHREEN FARUQI: My question is directed to Minister for Fair Trading, representing the Minister for the Environment. Today major clearing of the Leard State Forest commenced to make way for the destructive Maules Creek coalmine. Minister, why did the Government alter the approval of Whitehaven Coal to allow clearing of the […]

Filed Under: Animal Welfare, Environment, Portfolios, Questions Tagged With: biodiversity, climate change, Leard State Forest, Maules Creek, mining

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