You may or may not have seen a documentary that has appeared on SBS over the last few weeks called GASLAND, but for those who have it has created quite an outcry. Discussion on talk back radio as well as media interest has had many of you calling our office to investigate how Gas Mining in Australia, using the fraccing process will effect Certified Organic Farmers.
Simply, the answer is that we don't know.
All we do know is that this practise of extracting Coal Seam Gas is rapidly expanding across Australia and uses an incredible mix of chemicals that we should all be very concerned about....not only for human & animal health, but also land impact and sustainability.
I suggest we all write to our local member of parliament as well as the Prime Minister to demand that this process be immediately stopped until further investigation is carried out to establish short and long term effects on the environment, the population, not to mention our Certified Organic Food Industry.
Check out a recent article written by Alison J Beaty of BFA
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15542287/Coal%20Seam%20Gas%20Pages%20from%20AOP_Winter_2011.pdf
... and make your own mind up.
Personally our family think this is very scary and requires immediate lobbying by concerned Australians.
