[Greens-Media] Victoria set for mining industry spin campaign on CSG and tight gas

[Elizabeth.Ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au]

Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber says we should get ready for a mining 
industry 'spin campaign' in Victoria over coal seam gas and tight gas.

"The mining industry now says coal seam gas and other unconventional gas 
mining in Victoria is 'natural' and good for you.* Like, say, muesli.  Get 
ready for a spin campaign like you've never seen before," said Greg Barber 
MLC

"Calling it 'natural' gas doesn't make it a healthy product. It's a fossil 
fuel and extracting it and burning it has big impacts on land, air and 
water."

"Renewable energy is getting dramatically cheaper every day. We should 
ditch the plans to sink gas wells all over the place and move to a plan 
based on renewable energy sources," said Mr Barber

For comment: Greg Barber - 0433 044 771

* http://naturalcsg.com.au/edm/index.html

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Liz Ingham
Office of Greg Barber MLC
Northern Metropolitan Region
Victorian Greens Leader

P: 9348 2622
M: 0409 333 595
E: elizabeth.ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au
W: http://mps.vic.greens.org.au


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