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Adani did not accept key scientific advice

   Expert scientific advice on how to limit the impact of the Adani coal mine wasn’t accepted by the company, despite the environment minister saying so.  SBS   18 Apr 19  Indian mining company Adani didn’t accept expert scientific advice by Geoscience Australia and CSIRO on how to limit the environmental impact of its Carmichael coal mine, documents have revealed.

Earlier this month, federal environment minister Melissa Price said Adani had “accepted in full” the advice from Geoscience Australia and the CSIRO, prompting her to approve the company’s groundwater management plans.

But documents from Geoscience Australia show Adani did not accept key advice and recommendations for its groundwater plan, the ABC reported on Thursday..  The findings included that the model used to determine the Carmichael coal mine’s impact was not fit for purpose.

Adani also refused to accept that a new model could show the mine would breach environmental approvals.

The company would not commit to corrective action if a new model showed greater environmental impacts than Adani said would occur.

The revelations come from handwritten notes by Geoscience Australia’s chief James Johnson from a briefing with the Department of Environment and Energy…….

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk wants to see Adani’s rail plan before giving the Galilee Basin coal mine the final tick of approval, which has been met with resistance from the Indian company.

Former Greens leader Bob Brown is currently leading a convoy from Tasmania to Queensland, protesting against the controversial project.  https://www.sbs.com.au/news/adani-did-not-accept-key-scientific-advice

April 22, 2019 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News