Fracking can cause social stress in nearby areas: new research
Research into Queensland’s Darling Downs area has found social stress caused by housing pressure, population shifts and the ‘two-speed economy’ of coal seam gas.
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The future of coal seam gas after the NSW election
Whether you’re a supporter or opponent of coal seam gas, the looming New South Wales election will decide the industry’s future in the state. So what are the three key issues to watch?
FactCheck: does Australia have a gas supply crisis?
“I’ve yet to see any evidence that we have a [gas] supply crisis in Australia at all.” – Australian Greens’ leader Christine Milne, Fairfax Google+ hangout, 26 August. The Greens’ leader Christine Milne…
Coal seam gas, the Great Barrier Reef and the Queensland election – an analysis of party policy
Queensland is different from other states in that it only has a lower house. In other states minor parties achieve representation in upper houses — and therefore have a role in government — through proportional…
Better coal seam gas regulation needed to keep Australia safe
The last week has seen the Australian coal seam gas (CSG) industry come under increasing scrutiny. Triggered by a gas explosion in the Darling Downs in Queensland, and legal action against BHP in the US…
Putting coal seam gas clashes on the election map
Coal seam gas (CSG) is fundamentally divisive. Proponents of short-term profits are pitted against those whose priority is to preserve the sustainable resources of agricultural land and scarce water. As…
Not getting a social licence to operate can be a costly mistake, as coal seam gas firms have found
‘Social licence to operate’ is a term describing how much community support a project or company has. As the Northern Rivers CSG experience shows, failing to get it can have costly impacts for firms.
Queensland survey reveals lukewarm view of coal seam gas
Residents in Queensland’s Western Downs region have mixed feelings towards coal seam gas (CSG) development taking place in their midst, according to our CSIRO survey. More than two-thirds of locals described…
Local communities need more reassurance about the legacy left by coal seam gas wells
The coal seam gas industry and its regulators still have work to do in persuading local communities that old wells can be decommissioned without future problems, according to new CSIRO research.
Earthquakes and coal seam gas
Two recent peer reviewed studies on opposite sides of the globe have shed light on how monitoring of earthquakes and determining greenhouse gas emissions from the coal seam gas (CSG) industry may be connected…
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