This is an abc radio interview with Kelly Fraser-Parle and Drew Hutton, of Queensland. They talk of leaking gas wells, and the enormous environmental impact posed by the coal seam gas and mining industries. Drew Hutton talks about the threat to the GAB from coal seam gas – and he says this is the biggest single environmental threat to Qld.
Two amazing interviews on Queenlsand Country Hour on 8/4/10 – First a Dalby solicitor found that the government had failed to set any trigger levels for the impact of coal seam gas on the aquifers; then suddenly the Minister announced they had (six years late!) set the trigger levels! Listen to the audios, the reporter is excellent. . . .
Farmers on the Liverpool Plains are fighting to save their land, and underground aquifers, from destruction by the mining giants – BHP and the Chinese mining company Shenhua http://player.sbs.com.au/naca#/naca/wna/FutureFood/playlist/Farmers-take-on-the-miners/
Visualise the wastage
Here is an Environmental Impact Study (for Queensland Gas) that talks of drawdowns, water table lowering etc from CSG extraction: http://qclng.com.au/uploads/docs/eis/appendix/Appendix-3.4-Gas-Field-Groundwater-Report-01.pdf
Gillard looks to US for ‘green’ jobs Updated: 16:49, Saturday October 3, 2009 So the Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, is flying to the United States on a mission to see how it is creating more ‘‘green’’ jobs. We could have saved her the trouble – and the considerable expense. What could possibly be cleaner […]
Is the coal industry economically worthless?