Dude the Gas Industry will never stop. At least not because of little hippy protests, and commercials with feel good banjo's or whatever playing in the background. The people in charge of these things have to be REMOVED. Show me a Government that really cares about the little people, and I'll show you the real Santa Claus.
The people would thought about the fracking method should be thrown in a nuthouse. It is absolutely insane. Here in France, companies were about to begin experimentation drills (experimentation my ass!) but the government said NO! For once, I was proud of my country, but we must stay alert. One day or another, these psychos will find a way to get around the law. Thinking that more than 500 poisonous products are needed for fracking is really frightening.
Fracking is a poisonous practice... all this to extract Methane for export. Shame Australian government, shame Australian people who say yes, shame anyone who doesn't know that their choice RIGHT NOW will become consequences for countless others for many years to come!
csg is methane, theres no way they will capture all of it, some will be released into the atmosphere, methane is 20+ times worse then carbon dioxide, this means that methane is over 20 times more effective in trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, not good.
CSG is NOT an issue for the Federal or state Government. Some councils want this, some don't. If you have a property and you don't want it to be drilled - tell your council, and vice-versa.
Getup is just being opportunistic with this, and should back off.
@LibertyDownUnder Tell that to these farmers whom council gave permission to drill their land without their consent.
watch?v=OaWA_TDG56I
Even if it was their neighboring land was drilled its enough to cause permanent damage to the soil and drinking water. It is a State government issue as their regulation are what caused this mess to begin with
@dctcool, this may be so in individual cases, but this is a land rights issue, not a an environmental one.
So I don't see the point of protesting against the whole industry. The affected parties should just get a class action together against either the council or the state Government - which ever one took their land.
@LibertyDownUnder This is most definitely an environmental issue, the process involved in fracking and CSG extraction can and does cause long term environmental damage (mostly to groundwater and the entire ecosystem that relies on it). Not to mention the greenhouse gas output of these operations, and the gas that they produce.
@LibertyDownUnder It is an issue for the federal govt if it impacts federal land. So far they can dodge it so long as no one produces "proof" that the activities will impact land under federal management.
@LibertyDownUnder exactly...... they've basically said in question time "it's nothing to do with us, we'll take any money that comes our way, you fight it out amongst yourselves"
Hell yeah!
jusk2ru 3 months ago
Dude the Gas Industry will never stop. At least not because of little hippy protests, and commercials with feel good banjo's or whatever playing in the background. The people in charge of these things have to be REMOVED. Show me a Government that really cares about the little people, and I'll show you the real Santa Claus.
drdresapinkbunny 3 months ago
The people would thought about the fracking method should be thrown in a nuthouse. It is absolutely insane. Here in France, companies were about to begin experimentation drills (experimentation my ass!) but the government said NO! For once, I was proud of my country, but we must stay alert. One day or another, these psychos will find a way to get around the law. Thinking that more than 500 poisonous products are needed for fracking is really frightening.
rugbytlse 3 months ago 2
Fracking is a poisonous practice... all this to extract Methane for export. Shame Australian government, shame Australian people who say yes, shame anyone who doesn't know that their choice RIGHT NOW will become consequences for countless others for many years to come!
tomorrowkiddo 3 months ago
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csg is methane, theres no way they will capture all of it, some will be released into the atmosphere, methane is 20+ times worse then carbon dioxide, this means that methane is over 20 times more effective in trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, not good.
jonnois 4 months ago
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jonnois 4 months ago
CSG is NOT an issue for the Federal or state Government. Some councils want this, some don't. If you have a property and you don't want it to be drilled - tell your council, and vice-versa.
Getup is just being opportunistic with this, and should back off.
LibertyDownUnder 4 months ago
@LibertyDownUnder Tell that to these farmers whom council gave permission to drill their land without their consent.
watch?v=OaWA_TDG56I
Even if it was their neighboring land was drilled its enough to cause permanent damage to the soil and drinking water. It is a State government issue as their regulation are what caused this mess to begin with
dctcool 4 months ago 5
@dctcool, this may be so in individual cases, but this is a land rights issue, not a an environmental one.
So I don't see the point of protesting against the whole industry. The affected parties should just get a class action together against either the council or the state Government - which ever one took their land.
LibertyDownUnder 4 months ago
@LibertyDownUnder This is most definitely an environmental issue, the process involved in fracking and CSG extraction can and does cause long term environmental damage (mostly to groundwater and the entire ecosystem that relies on it). Not to mention the greenhouse gas output of these operations, and the gas that they produce.
Coagmano 4 months ago
@Coagmano, I agree, when there are issues with the water supply being contaminated - this should be stopped.
But when the majority of a local council want this activity, and there is no direct harm - I think they should be allowed to do so.
These well are tiny in comparison to the amount of land in QLD & the outback. In 100 years time I doubt it would even affect 1% of the land.
LibertyDownUnder 4 months ago
@LibertyDownUnder It is an issue for the federal govt if it impacts federal land. So far they can dodge it so long as no one produces "proof" that the activities will impact land under federal management.
mryellow123 4 months ago
@mryellow123, the land is managed by the state. What 'federal' land do you mean?
LibertyDownUnder 4 months ago
@LibertyDownUnder exactly...... they've basically said in question time "it's nothing to do with us, we'll take any money that comes our way, you fight it out amongst yourselves"
mryellow123 4 months ago
@mryellow123, it's state land, so I don't see your point
LibertyDownUnder 4 months ago
@LibertyDownUnder It's not my point, it's the federal governments point. Hense why it makes no sense.
mryellow123 4 months ago
For frak sakes Coal Seam Gas corporate Frakers stop fraking up our farmland.
*Obsessed Battlestar Galactica fan here,
watch?v=mpBtMO1SudM
dctcool 4 months ago