Friday 4 October 2013

"The call will ring loud from every hilltop and into every valley, ravine and gully in the Northern Rivers....Here comes Metgasco - Again!"


Metgasco Limited is about to stir the hornet’s nest again......




The Daily Examiner 3 October 2013

THE call will ring loud from every hilltop and into every valley, ravine and gully in the Northern Rivers.
From the top of the ranges, to the east, to the shady spots beside our swimming holes and creeks.
On every headland, in every bay, in every pub and at every dinner table.
Here comes Metgasco - Again!
The NSW Chief Scientist acknowledged in a report to the State Government that the coal seam gas industry lacks community support and a social licence.
When Metgasco fracked off last time many people breathed a sigh of relief.
But very few in the know believed the claim Metgasco was withdrawing because of actions undertaken by the NSW State Government.
And here we are, less than 12 months after the Northern Rivers celebrated the company's withdrawal, facing its imminent return.
The Liberal Party needs to ask itself, is lowering the price of gas worth losing the seats the Nationals just won on the North Coast.
Because rest assured, come the next Federal Election, if Page is dotted with gas-wells a large chunk of the population won't be happy.

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