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Australia: Victoria to permanently ban fracking and coal seam gas exploration
2016-08-30 03:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Victoria is to introduce a permanent ban on all onshore unconventional gas exploration, including fracking and coal seam gas, becoming the first Australian state to do so. The premier, Daniel Andrews, made the announcement on Tuesday morning and said legislation for the ban would be introduced later this year, making the current moratorium on unconventional gas exploration permanent. A parliamentary inquiry last year into onshore unconventional gas in Victoria received more than 1,600 submissions,...
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