Tax and Gas the Future, says Crean

Simon Crean speaking in Lismore on Tuesday

The federal Minister for Regional Development Simon Crean believes coal seam gas should be part of Australia's clean energy future.

"I think it is (a part of the future). Coal seam gas has a lower carbon footprint than coal," he said.

But he expressed concerns over the extraction processes and said the federal government had a role to play in regulating the industry through the Environmental Protection Act.

The Minister was in Lismore on Tuesday morning to address a crowd of industry and community leaders and to spruik the benefits of the government's 70 carbon tax package.

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