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Coal company's NGO injunction was on shaky ground

Published by MAC on 2007-07-26


Coal company's NGO injunction was on shaky ground

26th July 2007

In what some viewed as a ludicrous over-reaction to criticism, the Aotearoa/New Zealand coal company, Solid Energy, last year attempted to prevent its nemesis, the Save Happy Valley coaltion, from publishing a critical report on its website - by suing the NGO. [see: http://www.minesandcommunities.org/Action/press1195.htm]

The ploy has clearly backfired..

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