Tuesday, 24 May 2022

Pastoralist company to join forces with Beetaloo Basin traditional owners to resist gas exploration

Rallen has steadfastly opposes fracking on its land amid fossil fuel firm’s ‘unprecedented’ legal action to force access

One of the Northern Territory’s biggest and wealthiest pastoral landholders will join traditional owners to “resist” the entry of fracking companies on to its expansive holdings in the Beetaloo Basin.

The former Morrison government made gas exploration in the Beetaloo a central pillar of its so-called gas-led recovery from the pandemic, accelerating exploration in the region by granting big gas companies tens of millions of dollars in incentives.

Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning

Continue reading...

from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/eU6k9Cd

No comments:

Post a Comment

Trump critics praise Vanity Fair article for its scrutiny while allies dismiss it as hit piece

Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, spoke candidly about Trump’s inner circle and the piece made even bigger waves with its unspari...