The Tasmanian Greens today called on the Minister for Energy to detail the position he will be taking on behalf of Tasmanians to an upcoming meeting between Federal and State Energy Ministers over regulations for the coal seam gas industry.
Greens Energy spokesperson Kim Booth MP called on the Minister to ensure that all Tasmanians get to have a say on any proposed plans for coals seam gas regulations for Tasmania and warned the public to be wary of plans to “harmonise regulations” with the unenviable state of Queensland.
Mr Booth also said that the Greens have called for a state Moratorium on coal seam gas exploration and mining and the Minister should be tabling that position to the December national meeting.
“The upcoming meeting between state and federal energy ministers to “harmonise” regulations between Australian states is clearly a tactic of the powerful coal seam gas industry to undermine the rights of the Australian and Tasmanian public to object to their land being poisoned by the toxic chemicals used in a practice known as ‘fracking’ commonly used in coal seam gas mining.’”
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