Educating Kevin

"Coal seam gas is not a fossil fuel," said Nationals MP Kevin Humphries when he addressed a Chamber of Commerce meeting last night.

Mr Humphries has been the NSW National Party Member for Barwon since March 2007. Santos is drilling for coal seam gas in part of his electorate in The Pilliga, south of Narrabri. Gas and water are being extracted from the coal seam below the Great Artesian Basin in a recharge area.

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Drilling rig near Miles, Queensland

I recently drove to Chinchilla in Queensland to find out about the effects of coal seam gas mining on a small country town since production began in 2006. I met Karen Auty, a resident of the town, who knows many people in the area who live on lifestyle blocks, productive farming land and in the town.

I interviewed Karen and am posting her comments along with my observations and research in a series of blogs on CSG education, before and after a gas boom, roads and litter, noise and air pollution, and health impacts, including mental health.