Locals have vowed to keep fighting against the Narrabri coal seam gas project that has been approved by the NSW Independent Planning Commission, subject to 134 conditions.
Northwest NSW locals have vowed to keep fighting against a controversial coal seam gas project while experts and environmentalists have voiced their dismay after it was approved.
A demonstrator protests against Santos' plans for a major coal seam gas field near Narrabri, in the state's north west, in Sydney in 2017."It's put a big dent in my trust in the process. I have been fighting this project for years, and truthfully, today, I was hoping for a rest. So now, the fight goes on," he said in a statement."This is the fight of our lives and we can't afford to give it up," she said in a statement.
Greenpeace Australia said the project has"unacceptable" impacts and called on the federal environment minister to reject it. Energy expert Dr Madeline Taylor from the University of Sydney Law School said it should have been rejected as it risks becoming a stranded asset given gas is in decline.
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