Month: July 2019

Definition of insanity, Australian gas is globally uncompetitive and global prices have collapsed…

What would you think if you knew that the very resource that makes your electricity costs so expensive provides little to no benefit to Australians economically or socially? In fact the three experts who spoke to around 100 community members in Coonamble on Saturday 13th July, 2019 were scathing of the unconventional gas industry in regards to renewables, jobs, economic benefits (or impacts) and social consequences. https://youtu.be/clCi7R2wwyg Bruce Robertson, Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis presented on the Narrabri Gas Project and domestic gas market. Bruce doesn't actually think there is an…continue reading →
Protecting the Northern Rivers from Damaging Development: An essay five years after the Bentley Blockade by Dr Wayne Somerville

Protecting the Northern Rivers from Damaging Development: An essay five years after the Bentley Blockade by Dr Wayne Somerville

It’s half a decade since the Gasfield Free campaign in the Northern Rivers climaxed at the Bentley Blockade, but few are celebrating. These are tough times for people who care about Mother Earth and her dependents. The past five years have been the hottest on record worldwide with temperatures rising as concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane continue a relentless upward trajectory. As human-induced climate catastrophe unfolds, nature is taking a beating while politicians fiddle and many folk feel desperate. But I’m writing this essay to celebrate and build on what our…continue reading →
An Open Letter to the Editor, The Australian Financial Review

An Open Letter to the Editor, The Australian Financial Review

North West Protection AdvocacyPO Box 197 Coonabarabran NSW 2357Email: NorthwestPA@protonmail.com.au 25 June 2019 The EditorThe Australian Financial Reviewafreditor@afr.com Dear Mr Stutchbury,The editorial and story “Controversial CSG project set to get green light” (AFR Friday 21st June 2019 – reprinted below) contain many errors, starting with the claim that the Santos project would result in lowering of gas prices. Only a gas reservation policy to ensure gas stays in Australia at cheaper prices would achieve that aim. You state that “gas is expensive because there is plentiful domestic gas available in NSW and Victoria,…continue reading →