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#Australia - Concerns over #GreatArtesianBasin water impacts in new #BHP agreement
By Kathryn Bermingham, Thomas Kelsall
Sun 14 JunExcerpt: "#Environmentalists and #FirstNations groups say a new agreement between the #SouthAustralian government and BHP, set to be passed by state parliament this week, does not do enough to end water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin.
"They also say their concerns have not been taken seriously and that they have been shut out of the consultation process.
"The government announced last month it would introduce a bill to 'modernise' the #OlympicDam indenture — a legislated contract with BHP that governs mining operations.
"The updated indenture broadens BHP's #mining lease and removes caps on #copper production, paving the way for a potential major expansion.
"It also addresses water access, stipulating that BHP must stop drawing water from its Great Artesian Basin Wellfield A by 2036.
"But it allows continued access to BHP's other #wellfield, despite the concerns of #TraditionalOwners and environmentalists that extraction is damaging the local mound springs."
#AusPol #WaterIsLife #IndigenousAustralians #ExtractiveActivities #CopperMining
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#GeoscienceAustralia has identified a thick salt deposit in outback Queensland's #Adavale Basin as a potential underground #hydrogenbattery.
The Adavale Basin sits below the towns of Quilpie, Blackall and Charleville, and the largest underground freshwater reservoir in the world — the #GreatArtesianBasin (GAB).
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A court case over a plan to store carbon in the #GreatArtesianBasin aquifer is off after an agreement was reached. The federal government and #Glencore were to face #AgForce in Federal Court over the #carboncapture scheme blocked by a #Queensland government ban. AgForce now aims for policy change at the federal level. Bravo Queensland Premier #stevemiles #auspol #DriestcontinentonEarth #water #WaterConvention
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Queensland government rejects #GreatArtesianBasin #carboncapture and storage project. #Glencore subsidiary CTSCo intended to inject over 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the Great Artesian Basin.
The Queensland environment department determined that the plan could have caused irreversible changes to underground water supplies.
The Queensland Farmers' Federation asserts that #Queensland must lead in protecting the basin, which faces threats from other companies seeking to store carbon.
#bravo #fossilfuels
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-24/great-artesian-basin-carbon-storage-plan-rejected/103889302 -
#Queensland Premier #StevenMiles casts doubt on #Glencore plan to pump #CO2 from the Millmerran power station into the #GreatArtesianBasin #EnvironmentalProtection #CarbonFootprint #bravo 👏
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#Swiss mining company #Glencore has been on the offensive over its controversial plans to try to inject #carbondioxide into a section of the #GreatArtesianBasin ( #GAB ) – one of the world’s biggest underground #water sources and a lifeblood for farmers and regional towns.
Later this month, the #Queensland government is expected to decide if it will allow Glencore’s pilot #carbonstorage project to go ahead.
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Agriculture leaders, politicians, farmers and supporters have met in Brisbane to challenge mining company #glencore proposal to store #waste #carbondioxide in Australia's biggest underground freshwater system, the #GreatArtesianBasin #gab
#DriestcontinentonEarth #driestcontinent #water #mining
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-04-11/agforce-federal-court-glencore-great-artesian-basin-ccs/103696538 -
A proposal to trial storing liquefied #gas #emissions from a #coal fired power station in the #GreatArtesianBasin is being condemned by #farmers, #environmentalists, outback mayors, and even a Catholic bishop. #Mining giant #Glencore says the #waste is safe and won't contaminate underground water, but opponents are adamant the immense underground water source is too precious to risk. Now all eyes are on state and federal politicians as well as the Federal Court to see if the carbon abatement trial is approved. #madness #DriestcontinentonEarth #driestcontinent #watermanagement #greed #auspol
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A plan by #mining giant #Glencore to inject #wastewater into the #GreatArtesianBasin has been described as "pure stupidity" by graziers and communities that rely on the basin for #water #DriestcontinentonEarth #auspol #australia
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#Groundwater concerns grow as #Glencore pushes ahead with plan to store #waste #CO2 in #GreatArtesianBasin. #Coal giant Glencore's #carboncapture and storage project was once enthusiastically supported by the previous Morrison Liberal government, and has received millions of dollars in public funding.
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First nation Gomeroi people oppose Santos' Narrabri Gas project which will drill 850 wells through the Great Artesian Basin risking contamination of groundwater source for much of the Murray Darling Basin.
Meanwhile Santos is lead sponsor of South Australian Events and Union Cycliste International (UCI) Tour Down Under Cycling event in an incedible example of #Sportswashing
#GreatArtesianBasin #Santos #TourDownUnder #Gomeroi #FossilGas #ClimateCrisis #Groundwater