Gore — In response to reported statements made by yesterday by Prime Minister John Key, Greenpeace New Zealand has condemned his support for digging up Southland’s lignite deposits as reckless, short-sighted and dangerous to our economy.
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Gore — Environment Southland had no legally valid reason for holding a full public hearing to consider applications for a proposed lignite briquetting plant in Eastern Southland.
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Gore — Just as foremost climate scientist James Hansen arrived in New Zealand with a dire message about lignite coal, the Gore District Council decided not to notify Solid Energy’s resource consent for a pilot lignite briquetting plant, said the Green Party today.
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Southland — Federated Farmers is joining the overwhelming local support for Solid Energy/Ravensdown’s, proposed lignite to fertiliser plant in Southland.
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Southland — Two new lignite plants in New Zealand are two lignite plants too many, said Green Party Energy spokesperson, Dr Kennedy Graham today.
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Southland — Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee today welcomed the acceptance by Crown Minerals of an application by ExxonMobil and Todd Energy to seek changes to the work conditions for Permit 50117 for the Great South Basin.
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Southland — Southland District Council Mayor Frana Cardno is saddened but not surprised by the news Solid Energy is closing its Ohai mine at the end of June.
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Stewart Island — Southland District Council (SDC) and Meridian subsidiary Right House have launched a project to replace the current diesel electricity system with renewable generation.
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Bluff — The numbers on Meridian Energy’s secret deal to supply cut rate power to the giant Bluff aluminium smelter don’t add up to a good deal for New Zealanders, the Green Party says.
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Nightcaps — Production is now back in full swing at the Takitimu coal mine in Nightcaps as the operationramps up to meet demand when the mine takes over the contract to supply coal to Fonterra’s Clandeboye plant near Timaru.
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Gore — Plans by Solid Energy for a “multi-billion” dollar lignite-based liquid fuel plant in Southland will make a joke of New Zealand’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Green Party says.
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Southland — Exxon Mobil Corporation subsidiary, ExxonMobil New Zealand (Exploration) Limited, confirmed today the details of a successful bid for an offshore block in New Zealand’s recent exploration acreage release.
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