Originally Posted by Shannow
http://naturalgasnow.org/importing-shale-gas-to-lancashire-or-coals-to-newcastle/
Can't frack in Lancashire, but can build a port and processing facility, LNG tankers, refrigeration facilities, regassification facilities and transport it half way around the globe from Louisiana...all for the environment ???
Different. Ones got a potentially serious local impact (as well as a global one), the other, the local impact is the other side of the world. (as well as maybe a slightly bigger global one).
Originally Posted by Shannow
Oz Federal Government are about to pass legislation that the only people who can present counter points to a proposal are those with a dog in the fight, rather than the people who drive 200 miles in a BMW to present and argument, and don't even stay to listen to the evidence presented by others that cause these weird outcomes.
So if this gas was coming from Australia, Lancastrians wouldn't be allowed to object, even if they could drive the BMW's that far, because they aren't local so its none of their business.
Incidentally, I'm no big fan of BMW's, but if you had to pick a vehicle for environmental destruction derby demonising, wouldn't, say a 200-ish HP 4X4 ute be a better target?
I don't have either, so no horse in that race