Article 1BKF3 Jeremy Buckingham sets Condamine river on fire, blaming fracking – video

Jeremy Buckingham sets Condamine river on fire, blaming fracking – video

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New South Wales Greens MP Jeremy Buckingham posted a video to Facebook on Friday showing him lighting the surface of the Condamine river, causing flames to rise up around his boat. He says the flames are a result of methane gas buildup, linked to the coal seam gas industry and fracking operations nearby. The government-funded science body, the CSIRO, says it is unlikely that the gas seep is linked to fracking

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