COUNTRY Labor has re-affirmed its stance against coal seam gas extraction until a scientific consensus on its effects on groundwater and aquifers has been reached.
That could mean decades could pass before CSG mining was allowed in the Clarence Valley under a NSW Labour government.
The National Water Commission is saying things like it will be 15 to 20 years before we fully understand the long-term effects of CSG extraction," said NSW Opposition leader John Robertson.
"We need to make sure we are not going to compromise water security. Frankly, we need to make sure it is the number one priority and that CSG is a distant second.
The Daily Examiner
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