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The fight to keep coal seam gas off Gomeroi land by Shani Patel, USyd Enviro Convenor 2020 WHAT IS CSG? Coal seam gas (CSG) is an ‘unconventional natural gas’ currently used in Australia to generate lower-emissions electricity than that produced with coal. In September 2020, Scott Morrison announced plans for a “gas-fired recovery,” claiming to reduce emissions and provide economic growth in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parallel to this plan has been the approval and allocation of $3.6 billion to a new CSG project by energy giant Santos, which will see the construction of approximately 850 wells in Narrabri. This was likely favoured by $60,000 in donations that the company made to the Liberal-National Coalition. Despite widespread and fierce opposition, the Australian government maintains its support for CSG development due to supposed economic benefits and environmental benefits — however both of these claims are in opposition to empirical data and firsthand accounts.
WATER IS LIFE Obtainment of CSG involves the invasive process of fracking — extraction from the pores of coal within coal seams thousands of metres below the Earth’s surface. This is achieved by reducing pressure
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and releasing the resource in a gaseous state, generating large quantities of discharged water which require effective treatment. ‘Water is Life.’ the 2018 Seed Mob documentary about the detrimental impacts of the fracking process associated with CSG in the Northern Territory explains a fundamental concern about unconventional gas development: the negative impacts on ground and surface water and flow-on (no pun intended) effects to local communities. A study in 2017 revealed that the water discharged from coal mining activities, including CSG in Sydney, suffered a 28-95% degradation in quality due to higher pH and increase in toxic trace elements. This will have grave impacts on local agricultural production,
