Tim Duddy on his farm in northwest NSW is concerned about the effects of open-cut mining. Picture: Sam Mooy Source: The Australian
WHEN CSIRO scientist Peter Stone briefed federal MPs and staff on coal-seam gas earlier this month, those in the room with some understanding of the likely effects were taken aback by his low-risk characterisation of the mammoth CSG projects that involved 40,000 production wells in southeast Queensland.
Those present included Liberal senator Bill Heffernan, who heckled from the floor, and Liverpool Plains farmer Tim Duddy, who has been working with independent MP Tony Windsor on ways to protect prime farm land from mining.
What made Duddy and others even more alarmed was that Stone did not declare his relationship with Origin Energy and US multinational ConocoPhillips in his oral presentation. The companies are advancing the biggest CSG project in the state.
The Australian
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