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Sydney's desal pollution saga risks Botany Bay marine future
Monday 21 April 2008
After three days of persistent silt spillages at Silver Beach, NSW Water Minister Nathan Rees has little choice but to put an immediate hold on the construction of the desalination water pipeline across Botany Bay, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Iemma's desalination blunder comes home to roost
Thursday 27 March 2008
Sydney, Illawarra and Blue Mountains residents should remember that the increase in their water bills was driven by Premier Morris Iemma's panicked decision to build a desalination plant, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Keep the restrictions, ditch the desal
Monday 03 March 2008
The Greens are calling on the NSW Government to maintain level 3 water restrictions and instead freeze construction of the desalination plant at Kurnell.
Dams at 64% and rising: Iemma's desal panic looking more silly
Wednesday 06 February 2008
The last week has seen Sydney's water storages rise by a massive 3%, putting yet more pressure on the Iemma government to stop work on the Kurnell desalination plant, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Sydney water consumers deceived on desal cost
Friday 07 December 2007
Sydney Water Corporation and the Iemma government are justifying their $1.9 billion desalination plant using misleading cost comparisons with other options, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Green energy wasted on desal plant
Thursday 22 November 2007
Despite the Iemma government’s announcement of a short list of wind energy providers, their Kurnell desalination plant will be responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than a hundred thousand cars, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Households to pay for Iemma’s dodgy desal planning
Sunday 11 November 2007
The Iemma government has mishandled the contract process for the Kurnell desalination plant and exposed Sydney households to the risks of a cost blow-out, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Cost blow out risk could make desal a salty lemon
Thursday 25 October 2007
Sydney households will end up footing the bill for any increases in electricty and maintenance costs of the Kurnell desalination plant, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Desal pipeline approved under duress
Tuesday 23 October 2007
The people of Sydney can have no confidence that the Kurnell desalination pipeline under Botany Bay will not wreak havoc with the marine environment, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Desal pipeline planning approval is a done deal
Wednesday 17 October 2007
The massive pipeline under Botany Bay linking the Kurnell desalination plant to Sydney Water’s network will inevitably be approved by the Iemma government, regardless of appalling environmental impacts, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
