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•Apr 22, 2016

Jeremy Buckingham
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A RIVER ON FIRE! Gas explodes from Australian river near fracking site. I was shocked by force of the explosion when I tested whether gas boiling through the Condamine River, Qld was flammable. So much gas is bubbling through the river that it held a huge flame.

There has been concern that fracking and extraction of coal seam gas could cause gas to migrate through the rock. Not only is it polluting the river and air, but methane is an extremely potent heat trapping gas. Fugitive emissions from the unconventional gas industry could be a major contributor to climate change and make gas as dirty as burning coal.

Gas first started bubbling though the river shortly after the coal seam gas industry took off in the Chinchilla area.  Since then the volume of gas bubbling through the river has massively increased and has spread along the river.

You can see stakes in the river bank were the Queensland Government has marked each gas seep.  You can also see pipework near the river where Origin Energy has installed for monitoring the gas bubbling through the river.

Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2020 at 6:10pm:



And they said that fracking was OK.   

Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2020 at 6:10pm:


Matt Canavan first elected to parliament 2014

"A video recently posted online by a NSW Greens MP who opposes natural gas production claims that gas industry operations have caused bubbling in south-west Queensland’s Condamine River.

This accusation is not supported by scientific or historical evidence.  Bubbling gas in the Condamine River pre-dates gas production activity in the area.  The natural gas industry strongly supports further research into this phenomenon.

Some facts about gas seeps and bubbles in the Condamine River

Fact 1: Natural gas seepage in parts of the Condamine River is not new – according to local knowledge it goes back at least 30 years.

Fact 2: The coals beneath the Condamine River naturally contain methane gas and are much closer to the surface than is normally the case.

Fact 3: Following an investigation into Condamine River gas seeps, the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines said in 2012: “…there is no safety risk or evidence of environmental harm occurring in the immediate area from the Condamine River gas seeps”.  (Source: https://www.dnrm.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/119669/condamine-river-gas-seep.pdf).

Fact 4: Following 2.5 years of research into Condamine River gas seeps, the CSIRO stated: “the work has looked at the environmental impact in that area and it shows no impact whatsoever.” (Source: http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/gas-seeping-from-condamine-river-poses-no-threat-says-csiro/news-story/a5d03e36626644b87eeccaab9710e37b )."


[url]https://www.ournaturaladvantage.com.au/blog/condamine-river-gas-seeps/[/url]

Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines looked at that 2 years before Canavan was elected to Parliament.

Jasin wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2020 at 7:03pm:



It's short term gain made by wrecking the underground
environment forever.
Underground bore water could be polluted till the end of time.
A lot of bore water is already ruined naturally by
Uranium and other toxic chemicals.
We risk ruining more of it.

Jasin wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2020 at 8:21pm:



It shows how greedy human beings are -
to make a short term profit but leave the world
with polluted water forever.

It would be better if such people were never born.

Jasin wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2020 at 9:08pm:


How many people will the poisoned water kill
in the next 1000 years?

lee wrote on Apr 23^rd, 2020 at 2:23pm:



No - the poisons used in fracking and the other
natural poisons that are released such as
Uranium caused by interfering in the bedrock.

lee wrote on Apr 24^th, 2020 at 5:56pm:



Google it - I'm not going to spoon feed you.