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Rivers SOS Screening of Gasland in Campbelltown

Rivers SOS organised a screening of Gasland at Campbelltown Arts Centre on Sunday afternoon. Our guest speaker was John Hatton who opened with a fiery condemnation of corruption in the approvals process for mining and CSG extraction, adding that both major parties were/would … Continue reading

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National Water Commission’s position on coal seam gas

Rivers SOS is pleased to see that the Australian Government’s National Water Commission supports the precautionary principle in regards to coal seam gas. To meet NWI objectives, the Commission recommends that industry, water and land-use planners, and governments adopt a … Continue reading

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List reveals toxic chemicals used in coal seam mining

Sydney Morning Herald 19th October, 2010 AUSTRALIAN mining companies are using highly toxic chemicals to extract coal seam gas during the controversial process known as ”fracking”, documents obtained by the Herald show. A government list of 36 chemicals used in … Continue reading

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Fracking and water don’t mix

Sydney Morning Herald 27th September, 2010 The catchment for Warragamba Dam is a vast area: a 9000-square-kilometre swathe of land stretching from north of Lithgow almost to Canberra, in which farming and other land uses are subject to varying levels … Continue reading

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