ABC RN: “Calls have been made for the booming business of coal seam gas to be brought under greater control by Federal Parliament. Until now developments in the industry have been controlled by the states. But NSW Liberal senator Bill Heffernan said approvals and regulation has been ‘inadequate’, little more than ‘camouflage’, and that it’s time for the Commonwealth to get involved. Heffernan is chair of the Senate Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee, which is currently looking into the Murray Darling Basin and the impact the coal seam gas sector has had on it.
The NSW government now says it would welcome a national approach.
Guests:
Senator Bill Heffernan
Chair of the Senate Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee
Fiona Simson
Chair of the NSW Farmers’ Association Mining Task Force
Cate Faehrmann
Environment spokesperson, NSW Greens
Brad Hazzard
NSW minister for planning
Mike Moraza
AGL Group general manager, Upstream Gas”
Reporter: Greg Borschmann, environment editor | ABC Radio National | Thu 26 May, 2011
Richard Solomon
8 months ago
How much longer can we sit on our laurels and watch this beautiful continent be squandered. The results of letting this kind of mining go unchecked are there for all to see! its time we put a cap on our energy requirements and stop breeding like rabbits as the planet cannot sustain us at this rate with the lifestyle we so desire!
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