The Maules Creek Community Council (MCCC) was formed on the 25th of July 2010 at a community meeting to address the concerns of residents regarding the coal and gas developments in the local area.
Firewood removal prohibited but wholesale destruction is fine
The concept of State Forest in NSW rival the disgraceful Clean Air and Clean Water Act in the US. The title being a parody of the real intent of the legislation.
Forests NSW are a joke. This former government department turned corporation, failed to properly manage our forests for timber, initially over allocating timber resources and then watching on as mining decimate their assets.
There is a public duty for State Forests and Conservation Areas to be preserved and not destroyed. Yet mining, including open cut mining is permitted. This is not a conservation system but a mineral reserve system that allows wholesale destruction of the environment if this is the most profitable option.
The scene below would be expected in a third world country, with the high prevalence of foreign companies profiting from the host countries environmental degradation.
Coal miner Idemitsu, is 100% Japanese owned, clearing our forests, taking our coal for $8 per tonne royalty and wreaking havoc on our climate. All this while conflicting and corrupting our state governments for a relative pittance while our economy is burdened by abnormally high exchange rates.
Nov 25 2012
Clearing a forest for a coal mine is completely wrong
The concept of State Forest in NSW rival the disgraceful Clean Air and Clean Water Act in the US. The title being a parody of the real intent of the legislation.
Forests NSW are a joke. This former government department turned corporation, failed to properly manage our forests for timber, initially over allocating timber resources and then watching on as mining decimate their assets.
There is a public duty for State Forests and Conservation Areas to be preserved and not destroyed. Yet mining, including open cut mining is permitted. This is not a conservation system but a mineral reserve system that allows wholesale destruction of the environment if this is the most profitable option.
The scene below would be expected in a third world country, with the high prevalence of foreign companies profiting from the host countries environmental degradation.
Coal miner Idemits
u, is 100% Japanese owned, clearing our forests, taking our coal for $8 per tonne royalty and wreaking havoc on our climate. All this while conflicting and corrupting our state governments for a relative pittance while our economy is burdened by abnormally high exchange rates.
Thanks for coming.
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