Coal seam gas is a relatively new form of mining, but it's spreading like a cancer across the eastern seaboard, with over 700 new wells a year in Queensland alone1. To force gas out of the ground, huge amounts of water are removed from natural aquifers, then pumped back into the earth filled with industrial contaminants2. Gas can escape, contaminating water supplies3. People get sick4. Agricultural land and water supply is spoiled. And once an aquifer is contaminated there is no known way to fix it5.
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