A massive coal-to-gas project in the Simpson Desert is caught up in a campaign by the Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC), in response to a similar call by the Central Land Council (CLC), for a moratorium on coal seam and shale gas exploration.
ALEC says it should be suspended “until a proper regulatory and environmental impact assessment framework is in place”.
Although the Simpson Desert project by Central Petroleum (CP) does not involve the controversial process of fracking, ALEC includes it in its protest under the heading “other non-conventional gas exploration projects”.
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