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Fracking
Education · Family · Food · Health · Science · Society · Coal seam · Coal Seam Gas (CSG) · Environment · Environmental activism · Farmers · Farming · Fracking
Instant Expert: Fracking
Monday, 7 November 2011Following the release of the US documentary Gasland earlier this year, fracking has become an explosive topic. What is it and why the controversy?
The Fracking Song
Wednesday, 20 July 2011In America, natural gas stored in deep shale is being fracked, which has led to some people being able to light the water coming out of their taps on fire. In Australia, coal seam gas is now being extracted in Queensland and New South Wales, but only about five per cent of the wells in Australia are currently fracked. Deep shale gas deposits are known to exist in South Australia.
The undercover fox
Monday, 23 May 2011Upon uncovering the devastating impacts of mining for natural gas while researching his new documentary 'GasLand', Josh Fox is a man on an ongoing mission.
Get informed about gas mining with Costa Georgiadis
Wednesday, 18 May 2011Costa Georgiadis travelled to Tara in Central Queensland to discover how devastating so called 'green' coal seam gas mining can be on the natural environment.
GasLand: a film by Josh Fox
Tuesday, 16 November 2010The billion dollar energy industry has a dirty little secret... Natural gas is often hailed as an 'eco-energy' because it burns clean, but the mining of natural gas via fracking causes irreversible damage to waterways, and is carcinogenic to farm animals and people nearby.
