Monday, March 26

Protest wants no CSG in Brisbane suburbs

A lively picket was held outside Arrow Energy’s main Brisbane office on Albert Street on March 23.

Called by Socialist Alliance candidate for South Brisbane, Liam Flenady, the picket protested the recent revelations that BNG, a subsidiary of Arrow Energy, has a permit for coal seam gas (CSG) exploration in the western suburbs of Brisbane, including the suburbs Pullenvale, Karara Downs and Moggill.

Despite Arrow Energy claiming that the company will not pursue exploration in the area, the protesters highlighted the fact that drilling in urban and suburban areas has already begun in Sydney, and that assurances from corporations cannot be trusted.
The protesters called for the exploration permits to be revoked.


Green Left Weekly

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