Today, the Greens are announcing that a Green Government will commit to revoking any consents or permits handed out under the fast-track process for coal, Hardrock gold and seabed mining. “The fast-track process fails even the most basic standards of transparency, accountability, and environmental protection,” says Green Party Co-leader, Marama Davidson. “These forms of mining are deeply destructive, boom-and-bust industries; extracting resources, selling them off overseas, and leaving our communities to pick up the pieces. - Sponsor Promotion -“Today, we are putting the Seabed mining, Hardrock gold mining and Coal mining industries – and their investors – on notice. Your fast-track consents are not safe, and they are not secure.