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Discharges of 2011, How they Kill.

The discharges of Coal Seam water in 2011 killed the vegetation not only by the saline effect, from which the vegetation will eventually recover, but from the so called harmless Sodium Bi-Carbonate (Baking Soda) which is the largest single salt found in the Coal Seam Water and ALKALINE by nature.

How does the Sodium Bi-Carbonate kill and keep killing the trees [...]

Water Testing - Is Santos pulling a swifty?

Recently I approached Santos with a request to take water samples of my stock and domestic bore, for testing and logging of condition.

 I have 3 Pilot Production Well sets and one Production Core Hole and all associated infrastructure, including Drill ponds and CS Water Storage Dams 2000 meters away from my house and Bore, so [...]

The Namoi Water Study is Based on Flawed Information

 The Namoi Water Study, if it was not so serious it would be indeed a great Comedy.

Since September of 2011, I have been reading the Namoi Water Study and the only conclusion I can come up with is that this study was set to give a verdict that would favour the Gas and Coal Industries, appease some [...]

More Locations of Black Tar Stain Located

In reports to the NSW Department of Trade and Investment (DTII or the old DII or the older DPI) made on the 16th. January 2012 and the 22nd. January 2012, were locations of more “black tar-like stains” associated with what looks like spilt a petroleum product as the soil around these stains has an oily appearance. these [...]

CS Water lies

Located, thanks to comments on the radio by Santos, more lies and deception from the Coal Seam Gas Industry.

The Water Analysis of the Coal Seam Water as printed on page 17  in the Eastern Star Gas REF of December 2006, and supposedly read and checked by NSW Government Officials for incorrect truths, has a big floor [...]

30-12-11 Discharge Into Pilliga State Forest

On Friday the 30-12-11 adjacent to the Bibblewindi Coal Seam Water Treatment and Coal Seam Gas Gathering Complex in the Pilliga East State Forest, Dead and Dying Trees along with large areas of totally dead grass were observed, filmed and photographed.

The fluid flow trail had the appearance of a large fast discharge about it as it seemed to miss areas as [...]

Eastern Star Gas leaves its mark on a Senate inquiry

Where do I start? This one is hard but I guess that events in the latter part of 2011 around August is as good a place as any.

August was a month full of interesting happenings, there was the Senate Inquiry into the effects of the coal seam gas industry on the Murray Darling Basin, the Namoi Catchment Water [...]

Santos chooses DARACON as their Major Contractor

First noticed, 0n December 16th 2011 at the Bohena 6 well site within the PEL known as PEL238 in the Pilliga State Forest in North Eastern NSW once the home of Eastern Star Gas, but now home to Santos, was the big Hunter Valley Mining Contractor DARACON.

DARACON is working in two areas at present within the PEL238. These being; Bohena [...]

Eastern Star Gas takes short cuts when it comes to Rehabilitation

On the latest of my tours of Eastern Star Gas’ well sites in the Pilliga East and Bibblewindi State Forest’s to the South of Narrabri, I happened upon a crew of 2 contractors who were top dressing Bibblewindi 25 well pad.

I say top dressing because that is all they were doing. taking the stockpiled natural top [...]

Eastern Star Gas has a PR Nightmare

When is the NSW Government going to wake-up to itself and block the sale of Eastern Star Gas until such time as this Company fully and unreservedly repaired all the Environmental damage that they have caused over the past 11 years?

That will never happen unfortunately because all levels of Governments knowwhat Eastern Star Gas was doing [...]