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PostSubject: Primitive OZschwitz conservation groups threaten action if green tape slashed   Primitive OZschwitz conservation groups threaten action if green tape slashed Icon_minitimeWed Jul 03, 2013 11:51 pm

Environment groups are threatening to mobilise more than 2 million people if the Rudd government gives in to business demands to slash green tape and hand all development approval powers back to the states.

Groups including the Australian Conservation Foundation Greenpeace, WWF, and the Wilderness Society held what they described as an ''emergency meeting'' on Wednesday.

They have been spooked by a renewed push by the business community and Coalition states to scrap the multi-layered approvals process that allows the federal Environment Minister to intervene in contentious developments in sensitive areas, including new mines.

The groups warn that giving ''cash-strapped'' states full power over approvals will lead to a rash of mining approvals without thorough environmental safeguards.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/conservation-groups-threaten-action-if-green-tape-slashed-20130703-2pcfz.html#ixzz2Y2sMgFeC
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