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Response to my April submission opposing Sand Mining
Dear Stuart Bramhall
I am writing to you to let you know that the Decision-making Committee for this application has made its decision. You are being notified of the decision as you made a submission to the application. If you requested a hard copy of the decision when you made a submission, this will be sent you in the next few days.
The application by Trans-Tasman Resources to carry out iron sand mining in the South Taranaki Bight has been refused.
A full copy of the decision is available on the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) website at http://www.epa.govt.nz/EEZ/trans_tasman/decision/Pages/default.aspx.
According to the New Zealand Herald, “The mining sector is in shock.” It’s hard work, but when people organize, it’s still possible to defeat powerful international corporations
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Wonderful news! Thanks for sharing this, it’s appallingly easy to get the (too often justified) feeling that we’re all doomed and our efforts are futile. Never give up the struggle! – Linda
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Thanks, Linda. As you can imagine we’re all pretty giddy right now. Our next priority is shutting down fracking in New Zealand. We’ve just gotten a very favorable report from the Commissioner of the Environment. She wants the government to put major regulations in place and we’re hoping it will be too expensive, given the pitiful economic return with the current oil/gas glut.
We’re conducting a What the Frack tour on Sat and I hope to get some good photos with the digital camera my daughter gave me. These fracking rigs are incredible eyesores in a pristine farming community, especially with all the gas flaring they do. Even worse they’re building them next to schools.
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Yaay!!!! Have a few cold ones!!!
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Well done and congrats to the people of New Zealand., Stuart. No victories are insignificant, every one counts..
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A great victory for Taranaki, for sure. Elsewhere people are fighting a proposal to mine the seabed for phosphate off the Chatham Islands: http://www.seafoodnewzealand.org.nz/media-centre/issues/proposal-to-extract-phosphate-from-chatham-islands-seabed-could-destroy-vital-fishery-writes-eric-barratt/
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Dr. Bramhall, you guys give us hope!! Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! And keep fighting. My hat is off to all of you!
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Thanks Shelby. Your support means a lot.
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