Following on from a previous BLOG with regard to fracking with Australia's water future, I am again urged to buy in to the Coal Seam Gas (CSG) saga with this recent revelation brought to my attention by Australian lobby group GetUp.
It is a another blatant reminder of how vigilant we must be with our local issues and in keeping our pollies accountable for what is best for Australia's future, not just what's best for Australia's immediate (corporate) financial present. The more I learn about the CSG industry, the more disturbed I am. And so should every Australian.
Part of a new multi-million dollar advertising campaign by APPEA ("the voice of Australia's oil and gas industry"), says: ‘CSIRO and government studies have shown that groundwater is safe with coal seam gas’. But that's a lie and the CSIRO flatly rejects it.
Just the fact the CSG industry has to pay for deceitful advertising to spin this topic just further highlights to me the dangers and risks the CSG industry makes to Australia's fragile natural environment and is all the more reason for every Australian to look deeper into the issue and be aware of what is going on. It's for the future security of all Australians that we take on this task.
Have you seen the coal seam gas (CSG) industry's latest advertising campaign? The CSIRO's slammed it for misusing their research to claim CSG is safe for Australia's precious water and aquifers. Send the CSG spin doctors a message now demanding they publicly commit to ending their campaign of lies: http://www.getup.org.au/stop-
More Information on CSG:
For another view, read what Australian Geographic have to say about it here
Excerpt:
There are serious concerns, nationally and locally, about CSG production, including increases to our greenhouse gas footprint (relative to renewable energy sources), leaking wells contaminating freshwater aquifers, and the impact of thousands of wells and kilometres of pipeline that could adversely affect large tracts of land.
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/csg-gas-mining.htm
Documentary:
2011 Oscar Nominee: Best Documentary, A film by Josh Fox
For a really good doco that will fill you in on everything else you need to know, check out GASLAND Australia. http://www.gasland.com.au
Gasland is a 2010 American documentary film written and directed by Josh Fox focussing communities in the United States impacted by natural gas drilling and, specifically, slickwater fracking, concieved after Fox received a letter from a natural gas company offering to lease his family’s land in Pennsylvania for $100,000 to drill for gas.
http://lockthegate.org.au
You will also find some more information on a previous BLOG from this site.
Information on the potential depletion and pollution due to coal seam gas extraction on the Great Artesian Basin can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Artesian_Basin.
The list of dangers and negatives outcomes is endless... Get educated and stand up before it's all too late! Write to you local minister, your state minister and your federal minister. It's too important not to.
You can also email APPEA and let them know what you think about their spin doctoring via GetUp's website here.
