From Rothschild down to Rockefeller, earthlings have been ripped over by Aristocratic shits thinking that they are the chosen ones with access to big "G" and a clear path to self service.
Big problem..
Humanity has needs above that which demands we live sitting on a pile of gold. We don't. It is an absolute fallacy.
Sustainable life needs clean water, mineral rich and unpolluted food, friends, the arts, et al.
So you Hanover, Rothschild, Rockefeller, Bush, Clinton pricks; get with the program or someone will turn you into dust.

Don't do it

water is precious...the new oil.
It needs to be protected, not placed at risk.
Short-term economic advantage is all there is to be gained from CSG....but there's a lot to loose

This is the last CSG project standing in NSW. Santos' drilling could permanently damage the Great Artesian Basin -- the sole water source for towns and farms across 22% of rural Australia. It will produce 100 tonnes of salt every day at peak production. The potential irreversible damage due to this type of activity far outweighs the short term gains. We need to not start any more fossil fuel extractions, rather to be shutting them and the energy generation plantswhich use fossil fuels, as fast as we can, and renewables introduced. Global warming is a reality, it is happening now, and any deliberate contribution to exacerbating this by allowing further extractions, is unforgiveable, and contrary to all logic, regardless of whether it complies with all the requisite conditions

I wish to lodge my objection to the proposal to develop the Narrabri coal seam gas field.

The project EIS, although lengthy, leaves unanswered important questions about the risks of the project. In particular:

1. Greenhouse gas impacts from fugitive emissions. Fugitive emissions from coal seam gas projects in Australia have only been studied in the most cursory manner - see https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/EF/Areas/Oil-gas-and-fuels/Onshore-gas/Coal-seam-gas-fugitives for details. The overseas experience has been that coal seam gas projects are accompanied by significant fugitive emissions at every stage from drilling and production to transport and piping. Given the severe impact of methane as a greenhouse gas and the state of climate emergency that exists globally, the consequences of fugitive methane emission are significant and the accompanying level of risk is therefore underestimated in the project EIS.

2. The EIS handwaves consent from the traditional owners of the land but this consent should be clearly forthcoming before any project approval. It is not good enough to approve the project on the basis that consent will be forthcoming, especially when the Gamilaraay traditional owners have made it clear they do not support the project. This represents a significant flaw in the EIS and reason enough to deny approval on its own.

3. The EIS fails to honestly survey the extent of local opposition to the project. The Executive Summary lists numbers of community consultation contact points but conceals the level of opposition contained within those points of contact and demonstrated by the community separately from formal consultation actions by Santos. This project simply does not have a social license and should not be approved on this basis.

There are several other significant problems with the project proposal including increased bushfire risk, risk to human health, damage to local aquifers such as the contamination Santos has been responsible for in other projects.

I call on the Department of Planning to reject the project EIS as inadequate and to deny approval to this project.

The Narrabri Gas Project risks precious water sources, including the Great Australian Basin--Australia's largest groundwater aquifer

The Narrabri gasfield poses a real risk to our two most precious water resources: the Great Artesian Basin and the Murray-Darling Basin. The area of the Great Artesian Basin with the highest recharge rates is almost entirely contained within the Pilliga East forest. In a worst-case scenario, the water removed for CSG extraction could reduce water pressure in the recharge areas--potentially stopping the free flow of waters to the surface at springs and bores across the whole Great Artesian Basin.¹

Creeks in the Pilliga run into the Namoi River--a part of the Murray Darling Basin. This system is vulnerable to contamination from drilling fluid spills and the salty treated water produced from the proposed 850 wells.

This project carries asymmetric risk. For a small amount of gain in terms of access to natural gas, we're exposing our groundwater to pollution (it's happened before with Santos and will probably happen again) and threatening our climate with fugitive GHG emissions. It's just not necessary. Renewables and storage are dropping in cost so quickly, natural gas is not worth investing in. Refer to http://jeremynagel.blogspot.com/2017/03/does-australia-need-nuclear-to-meet-our.html for some calculations.

To whom it concerns,

My submission has the position that this Narrabri Gas Project should not be go ahead, and the project be stopped immediately.

The reasons i give are:

The Pilliga forest is the largest intact woodland in eastern Australia, stretching across half a million hectares in north-western New South Wales. It is a unique ecological refuge, home to 25 nationally listed and 48 state-listed threatened species, such as the Pilliga Mouse, which rely on the Pilliga for survival.

The sandstone under the Pilliga is a vital recharge area for the Great Artesian Basin, and creeks that flow through the Pilliga provide clean water into the Murray Darling Basin. These water sources are the lifeblood of farming communities throughout the southeast and inland Australia.

Gas mining puts all of this at risk and through its carbon emissions, it puts our global climate into further instability.

The Narrabri Gas Project is irresponsible.

A strong example of leadership that should be taken is in my state of Victoria where the Gas Ban Bill was recently introduced which permanently bans fracking gas operations like the Narrabri Gas Project.

Thank you for the opportunity to submit my concerns.

I object to the Narrabri Gas Project for the following reasons:

* The Narrabri Gas Project risks precious water sources, including the Great Australian Basin - Australia's largest groundwater aquifer.

* The Pilliga is a haven for threatened wildlife and one of 15 nationally listed 'biodiversity hotspots'. The Santos gasfield would fragment 95,000 hectares of the Pilliga with well pads, roads, and water and gas pipelines - damaging vital habitat and threatening the survival of endangered species.

* The Narrabri Gas Project has a long history of spills and leaks of toxic CSG water - Santos cannot be trusted to manage the project safely.

* The health of local communities will be compromised by coal seam gas.

* Coal seam gas fuels dangerous climate change.

* The Gamilaraay Traditional Custodians do not want their country sacrificed for a coal seam gas field.

* The nation's premier optical astronomical observatory, the Siding Springs Observatory, is under threat from the Narrabri Gas Project due to light and dust pollution.

* Thousands of tonnes of salt waste will result from the project - leaving a toxic legacy in NSW.

* The Pilliga is an extremely fire-prone forest and this project will heavily increase the risk of fires.

I am making a formal submission opposing Santos Narrabri Coal Seam Gas Project.

It is well know and well documented on the negative impacts of any such projects that bore into our water table to extract the gas from the bowels of the earth. The evidence of similar projects in the past have shown a high risk to the water quality, peoples health and wildlife.Coal seam gas fuels dangerous climate by the leakage of methane during the extraction of coal seam gas as well as during the transportation and use of the gas.

Our vulnerable wildlife is at risk from increase activity that would fragment 95.000 hectares of the Pillliga with roads, gas wells water and gas pipeline. Our native species are already threatened and this project could tip them to the point of extinction. Who will then be accountable for this.

Santos has show that they cant be trusted with dealing with the leaks and spills as there has been 20 reported spills and leaks of lead uranium aluminium arsenic and barium in the water table involving Santos projects. The health of the people environment and our vulnerable species is not worth the risk for such low benefits.

Santos has no solution for the disposal of the thousands of tons of salt waste that would be produced by this project therefore risking a toxic legacy.

There are many alternatives in the way of renewable energy that Australia should be investing in. We do not need the risk of gas wells polluting our water table that is relied on by farmers and people in that area.
Who will be held accountable for the contamination from drilling spills and the salty treated water produced from the 850 gas wells proposed. Not Santos as they have no proposal on how to rectify this likely outcome.
Australia needs to wake up and stop treating our part of this vulnerable planet as our waste dump for our greed and ignorance or the planet will shakes us off like a bad case of the fleas.

I strongly oppose to this project

Pascale Dujardin