Australia has large reserves of coal seam gas, especially in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, while large shale gas deposits exist across the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia. CSG is currently being extracted from the Bowen and Surat Basins in Queensland and the Camden Valley in New South Wales, with numerous exploration wells across the Liverpool Plains and Hunter Valley. To extract the gas, water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure in a process known as "fracking."
@ISIDEWITH7yrs
No, we should provide more funding for renewable energy instead
@ISIDEWITH9yrs
Yes, but increase environmental restrictions and oversight
@ISIDEWITH7yrs
Yes, as long as the projects are far away from residential areas
@ISIDEWITH9yrs
No, more research needs to be done to ensure there is no groundwater contamination
@4W3GBYB2yrs
NO coal seam gas and No mining.. This rape and pillage of our country has got to stop.. The people doing it can not be trusted any more than the politicians giving permission to do the right thing
@98HHPTW4wks
Yes, but we should also provide more funding for renewable energy
@98F5P5Z1mo
Only for necessary uses
@98BDS8X2mos
Only when it has 0 effect on surrounding environments
@987BL562mos
Yes but any individual dispute should favour a food producing land owner over a prospector
@96FYN3R4mos
Yes, for a short amount of time. We must decide quickly on a safer alternative.
@96DQJ6C4mos
yes until they find a more healthier way that works just as effeicently
@969K9294mos
I'll say yes because I personally know someone working in that industry, and when the actual restorative procedure is followed then the results are most of the time a better situation then what it was before but it's when these restorative procedure's are not followed is when I have an issue with it.
@93YB4MP6mos
Yes, but they should be used less
@93WL2N56mos
i belive that they shouldnt ban these projects because we need coal for things to opperate, however austraia could reduce the coal mines due to the fact that they are ruining the local enviroment and we onyl have one planet.
@93TCPTK7mos
We need the energy from these projects to build greener alternatives
@934SJFF8mos
Not enough understanding for an opinion as yet.
@93455FB8mos
Yes for the short term. More funding should be provided for long term renewable energy
@933XRMF8mos
Yes, to maintain jobs and economy. However there should be planned shift over the course of 10-15yrs to reduce fossil fuel mining
@933LBHL8mos
Yes but all production is consumed onshore and not exported
@9337WF38mos
As long as it’s not affecting water ways, underground water or farming
@92ZFX5H9mos
yes, but there should be very few of them and we should be looking for more environmentally safe options
@92Z9WHD9mos
Don’t know enough about this issue
@92Y7FSN9mos
We need to use nuclear for everything
@92WFTX89mos
No, we should invest in nuclear power
Yes. And we need to make sure they are Australian owned. Destroying the coal industries will create more problems for people in there homes with unreliable energy.
@92SDGCH9mos
depends what companies do the mining and where the jobs go
@92SB75B9mos
No, we should provide more funding for renewable energy instead, provided we are not jeopardising the latter by taking away option for limited use of GAS to do just that
@92M7KSS9mos
Don’t know enough about it
@92K2LNL9mos
No, but we should provide better infrastructure to support nuclear and renewable energy
@92JXSNP9mos
As long as it’s run by Australian companies
@92JX89C9mos
no because it could be bad to brethe in and for the trees and plants.
@92C7Q2G10mos
Yes, but provide funding to renewable energy
@924RQ6F10mos
NO! Fracking is complete madness. I can't believe it's EVER been considered as viable!
@924P84WOne Nation10mos
Yes but provide royalties and compensation for land holders
@922ZVDRIndependent10mos
Yes, But we should provide no benefits or tax-cuts and let the free market do it's job.
@8ZQWW2HIndependent11mos
Yes with a commitment to phase out
despite coal being an essential aspect of generating income for the Australian economy, we should start funding for my renewable energy instead in order to prevent further damage to the environment and thus help put a stop to climate change
Yes, as a gap to a renewable transition.
@8XZ5LFZ1yr
Don't agree with any of them
@8XX9DCP1yr
It should be faced out and replaced with environmental friendly alternatives
Depending on where the CSG (Coal Seam Gas) projects happen.
@8XDTV6N1yr
Do not know what CSG is so, no comment
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