AGRICULTURE will suffer from the coal seam gas mining boom, NSW Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham has warned.
Mr Buckingham’s comments come after he instigated an upper house inquiry into the CSG industry that is predicted to triple over the next 20 years.
“I don’t think the case has been made that CSG mining and agriculture can co-exist,” he said.
Mr Buckingham called for the inquiry following concerns coal seam gas mining would contaminate and use a large amount of ground water, create carbon emissions, and threaten the state’s food security.
A total of 5000 gas wells are predicted to be created in the state in the next two decades.
Central Western Daily
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