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PROTESTS CONTINUE IN THE PILLIGA

Tensions flared outside Santos’ waste water treatment facility in the Pilliga today, when two anti-CSG protestors locked themselves onto gates.

The women, aged 37 and 18, used bike locks to chain themselves to the gate, over fears of groundwater contamination.

Both were eventually freed and issued court attendance notices for next month.

Santos maintains it has the support of the local Narrabri community.

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  1. Santos are Liars They only have the support of a handful of contractors. Even the police told one lock on group at the Santos office in Narrabri that the community supports protectors. The Fracking for CSG of the Great Artesian Basin not only affects Narrabri community but many other communities like Coonabarabran community and towns down the east cast from Queensland down through NSW. If this treatment plant goes ahead 850 wells will be sunk. People in the Northern are asking for help to protect them from the Fracking for CSG , People in Queensland are asking for help, People in the greater Sydney area ant out west of Sydney are asking for help to stop Fracking CSG. In America they are already closing down Fracking sites due to the disastrous effects from Fracking. In England people have asked for support to stop Fracking. Santos MUST BE STOPPED NOW. This fracking is not only having bad affects on people but on the land and on Flora and Fauna. The residual effects will continue for DECADES after wells are exhausted or shut down. Tests have already shown radioactive areas near test Fracking sites. There has already been spills that have killed off vegetation of a massive area and the effects are still spreading. The Media should be putting out the truth not the Lies of these money hungry Fracking Companies and our Government Liars.

  2. The protestors need to be brave, but you’ll notice that they all care about something other than themselves. Not even just the future of their own kids, but that of all complex life on this planet. You don’t believe me? Well, don’t take my word – I’m no scientist – but I believe that these people have the best view possible of the Earth and are our top scientists… climate.nasa.gov
    You’d think that 195 countries never made an agreement in Paris at COP21 to keep Global Warming under 1.5 degrees the way our governments are expanding lethal fossil fuel industries. Our governments are science deniers and they are not protecting their own people. It falls to community members like our Nannas to shut the industry down. They should be given medals not arrested.

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