"This decision is in line with the Newman government's support for other high-polluting technologies such as coal seam gas, shale gas and underground coal gasification," Lock the Gate Alliance's President Drew Hutton said in a statement.
A paragraph from the following article. Great news IMO.
http://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/124273/Queenslands_Move_to_Back_Shale_Industry_Angers_Conservationists
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