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"A plan by fossil fuel company Santos to expand gas exploration in the Beetaloo
basin has been criticised by environmentalists who fear it may mark the
beginning of a fracking rush in the Northern Territory.
Santos has published plans to drill 12 fracking wells at Tanumbirini Station, a
5,000 sq km cattle station about 340km south-east of Katherine.
Dr Kirsty Howey, executive director of the Environment Centre NT, described the
plan as “the biggest ever gas play in the Beetaloo for Santos”.
“This is a huge new proposal – one of the biggest we’ve ever seen,” she said.
In 2023, the NT government gave the green light for fracking – hydraulic
fracturing for gas – in the Beetaloo to begin, after it was satisfied the
recommendations of an independent inquiry had been met.
Analysis by Climate Analytics in the same year estimated that fracking in the
Beetaloo basin could lead to 1.2bn tonnes of greenhouse gas emitted over 25
years. Scientists have also warned that a planned massive expansion would have
an unacceptable impact on the climate."
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*** 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
