MINING companies interested in extracting coal seam gas (CSG) from the Clarence Valley area may have a tough fight on their hands, with local anti-CSG mining groups likely to form into a united front this weekend.
Clarence Valley Against Coal Seam Gas Mining group, members of the Clarence Environment Centre, the Clarence Conservation group along with other groups and community members will meet tomorrow at the Clarence Environment Centre with the goal of considering a co-operative arrangement in opposing future CSG mining activities in the area.
CSG mining has drawn strong opposition from various groups concerned the mining process known as hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" - which involves chemi- cals being pumped underground to extract the gas - could permanently contaminate underground water bodies.
Daily Examiner
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