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."
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11% Yes |
89% No |
6% Yes |
70% No |
5% Yes, but increase environmental restrictions and oversight |
15% No, we should provide more funding for renewable energy instead |
0% Yes, as long as the projects are far away from residential areas |
4% No, more research needs to be done to ensure there is no groundwater contamination |
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@4W3GBYB4yrs4Y
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
@9VTDTPK3mos3MO
Yes, until we have operational nuclear power generation to replace coal without destabilising the grid.
@9VF5LZF3mos3MO
Generally no, but existing operations may exist pending further research; and that additional funding to allow for studies against proposals should be made in addition to the petroleum-funded consultants that work for the proponents.
@9PZRMRJ6mos6MO
No, we're giving away profits to offshore companies by doing so (with minimal benefit to our own economy) and we're hurting the environment in the meantime
@9M8CT848mos8MO
Both for yes. 1) Yes, but increase environmental restrictions and oversight. 2) Yes, as long as the projects are far away from residential areas.
@9L49HYP9mos9MO
in public housing as they are uniportant and force migrant workers to work on them as they are rude and children need to be taught how to work. also, send the women to the houses to clean using the gas.
@9HZMX3B12mos12MO
Australia should be working to transition away from non-renewables. however not at the cost to the economy, this is why Australia needs to be working closer with larger states to achieve this in a realistic way. Stop telling Australian that renewables are 10 years away. I work with renewable energy, misinformation around it is the problem. not the technology.
@8TCYPDB4yrs4Y
i don't even know what that is
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