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"Australian oil and gas giant Santos wants to build an 833-kilometre gas
pipeline stretching from southern Queensland to Newcastle in New South Wales.
Details released by the company show the project would traverse highly
productive farmland, as well as valuable native vegetation.
The pipeline would run underground. Even still, the proposed path is a real
risk to threatened species and ecological communities, due to the need to clear
a 30m-wide corridor to install the pipeline.
In January, the NSW government granted Santos authority to survey land along
the route, with or without permission from landholders. This brings this
massive infrastructure project closer to construction.
Many landscapes along the pipeline’s path are already denuded of native
vegetation. The threatened ecosystems that remain, including native grasslands,
must be protected."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
