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Coal Seam Gas by any other name is still Coal Seam Gas

CSG industry wants to hide from its toxic name The Drum, By Matt Grudnoff 18 Oct 13, The words “coal seam gas” remain highly controversial and unpopular, which is why the industry wants to rebrand itself as “natural gas” as a way to avoid debate, writes Matt Grudnoff.

Just as those in the world of Harry Potter refused to utter Lord Voldemort’s name for fear of their lives, the gas industry appears equally frightened of using the words ‘coal seam gas’ for fear it might hurt its profits.

But just as calling Voldemort ‘He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named’ didn’t make him disappear, calling coal seam gas (CSG) something else doesn’t make it any less of a concern for the community…….

These words are so toxic that the NSW government has proposed changing them. Rather than referring to ‘coal seam gas’ or ‘CSG’, it would instead be called ‘natural gas from coal seams’. Natural gas from coal seams might be technically correct, but we are left to wonder why the term needed expanding.

But the real question is why the industry is avoiding the debate. Could it be avoiding discussing environmental concerns because it fears that the public might be correct? Is its strategy not to engage a delaying tactic in the hope that CSG projects can be up and running before the full extent of the damage is known?……http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-18/grudnoff-csg-industry-wants-to-hide-from-its-toxic-name/5030520

October 18, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News