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Burke urged to hold off on Abbot Point dredging
Coalguru.com
2nd June 2013
Logistics Magazine reported that Greenpeace said the Federal Government should stop the approval process for the dredging of Abbot Point Coal terminal until more scientific research was conducted.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority said a Senate hearing that yet to be released research shows ocean currents are moving dredge spoil further than indicated by industry modelling. Read more
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