BSA is extremely disappointed by the Northern Star report “How Queensland farmers reached harmony with gas companies” (8/5) which gives the false impression that the coal seam gas industry is problem-free in Queensland.
BSA is calling on the Government to reject QGC’s application to amend an existing Environmental Authority for its Wandoan Project which would allow it to start extensively fracking to extract ‘tight gas’ in Queensland.
The long-awaited QGC Kenya water treatment plant, which officially opened on Wednesday, is not the saviour to agricultural and community water security that the government and industry are claiming it to be, according to BSA.
Letter to the Editor by Ian Hansen: With regard to the asbestos being found in drilling, I find it very disappointing and irresponsible that Mayor Ray Brown finds a need to place the water drilling industry under the same umbrella as the CSG drilling industry…
The first step to co-existence for mining and agriculture is establishing a respectful relationship between the two parties.
Asbestos contaminated additives have no place in bore water drilling according to one local driller, Ian Hansen.
The long-awaited QGC Kenya water treatment plant, which officially opened on Wednesday, is not the saviour to agricultural and community water security that the government and industry are claiming it to be, according to BSA.