I can remember quite clearly the first time I wrote about coal seam gas in the pages of The Echo. It was November last year and a woman from Keerrong by the name of Judi Emmett came to see me. Arrow Energy had recently put a test well on a property not far from hers which had sparked a group of residents to get together and start informing themselves about the industry and together they formed the Keerrong Gas Squad.
My meeting with Judi coincided with a screening of the documentary Gasland, which Norpa was showing as part of their Summer Popcorn series. Judi was encouraging everyone to get along and see what had happened in America's gas rush.
The film was a game changer. Until then coal seam gas had flown under the radar in Australia and media coverage was all fairly positive; it was a 'transition fuel', a new source of energy with lower emissions than coal.
Northern Rivers Echo
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