Which government agencies are responsible in Australia?

Can anyone advise which government agencies are responsible for approving the process and then monitoring environmental impact resulting from this process? - these groups need to be held accountable for their decisions in both the short and long terms. I understand that there is no form of mining or capturing of gases that can be achieved without some form of environmental impact but these activities can only be pursued if sustainable and not resulting in the hazardous outcomes that appear to be associated with accessing Coal Seam Gas (CSG). Some very worrying outcomes from accessing CSG through the fraccing process, which we have already witnessed as ocurring in Australia through various reports and documentaries. Let's hope we have better technology, controls and monitoring in place than what has been presented in this very confronting documentary (Gasland).

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Halliburton, "fracking"

It is about time the world condemned Dick Cheney for everything he is involved in, especially Halliburton the company. He seems to bend over backwards in awarding this company special status to help wreck the natural environment at any cost to discover oil and gas. Shame on you, Cheney, even greater shame on the rest of us in allowing him to do this!

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Gas Volcano

I have a recent DVD by Dr Iain Stewart about all things problematic with our human run globe. One of these is in Indonesia where humanity has created our first volcano! - a MUD VOLCANO. It is generally accepted by geologists that it was created when a company drilled for natural gas and after some depth aborted the operation. As they withdrew the drilling equipment upwards towards the surface, steam and boiling water from beneath the earth bubbled upwards and also molten rock/sand/mud at high temperatures thus creating this terrible mud volcano. It has destroyed people's lives - their towns with houses with a mosque sitting alone surrounded by nothing but mud. There is no end in site as levees are being built to try to stop the flow. They are not succeeding. I will give you the name of the DVD so I can confirm what I am saying. This seems to be just the beginning with Gas Land spreading worldwide. It terrifies me. What are the long term consequences of this untested drilling?The DVD is "How the Earth Made Us". It is available at ABC shops. I am relieved that more people are looking into this horrifying scenario.

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