CANBERRA (MarketWatch) -- The Australian government will set up a
science-based panel of experts to advise on and provide certainty for regional
communities around coal seam gas and large coal mining developments and
protection of water resources, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Treasurer Wayne
Swan announce Monday.
The government wants to ensure that all future decisions about coal seam gas
projects and large coal mining developments are based on the most rigorous
scientific evidence available, they said.
In particular, the government will provide 150 million Australian dollars
(US$149.3 million) to establish an Independent Expert Scientific Committee that
will provide scientific advice to governments about relevant coal seam gas and
large coal mining approvals where they have significant impacts on water, they
said in a joint statement.
Australian Market Watch
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