Coal Seam Gas Media Releases
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Three-quarters of Koala population wiped out - April 26, 2012
Koalas must be included on the national threatened species list as part of Environment Minister Tony Burke's 30 April announcement, especially in NSW’s Gunnedah region and the Pilliga Forest where they face the additional threat of expanding coal mining and coal seam gas operations, according to the Wilderness Society.
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Environment the thorn in O’Farrell’s side - March 28, 2012
Marking the one year anniversary of the O’Farrell Government, the Wilderness Society has called into question Environment Minister Parker’s performance in dealing with the critical environmental issues facing our State.
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O’Farrell called to act on 10,000 litre untreated coal seam gas water spill - January 13, 2012
Environment groups are calling on Premier Barry O’Farrell to take action and stop coal seam gas work in the Pilliga State Forest, as gas giant Santos today released a statement admitting that 10,000L of untreated coal seam gas water spilled into the Pilliga Forest in June 2011.
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'Licence to pollute' was never obtained for CSG water dumped in creek - December 13, 2011
A document obtained under Freedom of Information suggests that Santos are breaching pollution laws by discharging water into a creek system in the Pilliga, according to environment groups.
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CSG inquiry to hear that Pilliga frogs were killed by CSG saline brine - November 15, 2011
Environment groups will be presenting evidence to the Parliamentary Inquiry in Narrabri today that the coal seam gas industry is a polluting industry that is not in control of the wastes it produces.
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NSW Government All At Sea over CSG - November 14, 2011
Environment groups have responded to news that the NSW Government plans to stop a single coal seam gas pilot production well on the Liverpool Plains with calls for a far more extensive moratorium.
