The Report of Coal Seam Gas Mining is in by Chief Scientist - Mary O'Kane.

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Outspoken communities right across NSW demanded answers – the NSW Government commissioned a review by the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer, Professor Mary O’Kane to do a review which took 18 months to bring to completion.

The Terms of Reference for the Review are as follows

1. Look at industry compliance / corruption
2. Identify and assess gaps in the indentity and management of risks
3. Identify best practices
4. Do comparative assessment of CSG in NSW to other states
5. Monitor and inspect all current activities
6. Information on elements of CSG operation and impact are to be produced as Info Sheets.

Music always comes to mind in stressful situations and this time all I could hear was Pink's song "I got Money Now".   It just played over and over in my head the entire time I was reading her report where she has done a fine job of shafting NSW and the land and water.

Professor O'Kane nearly made me choke because she openly suggests a "LEARN AS WE GO APPROACH".  I think this is outrageous behaviour from a scientist who clearly knows more than she is divulging it appears.

She spoke with Alan Jones later on and could not work out why people were a little scathing.  Hmm.  She has allowed Gloucester Gas project to proceed regardless.  There seems to be a really unclear message here that is twisted into two apposing ideas. O'Kane should have said No more.  Instead she said lets proceed with caution.  This is a weak bow down to industry.

Given extraordinary community efforts to demand change – the NSW Government commissioned a review. It called on the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer, Professor Mary O’Kane - See more at: http://stop-csg-illawarra.org/2014/need-for-csg-catchments-ban-clear/#sthash.O5C41Vbd.dpuf

Given extraordinary community efforts to demand change – the NSW Government commissioned a review. It called on the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer, Professor Mary O’Kane, to review CSG activity in NSW. The review took 18 months to complete and was delivered on 30 September 2014. - See more at: http://stop-csg-illawarra.org/2014/need-for-csg-catchments-ban-clear/#sthash.O5C41Vbd.dpuf

Given extraordinary community efforts to demand change – the NSW Government commissioned a review. It called on the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer, Professor Mary O’Kane, to review CSG activity in NSW. The review took 18 months to complete and was delivered on 30 September 2014. - See more at: http://stop-csg-illawarra.org/2014/need-for-csg-catchments-ban-clear/#sthash.O5C41Vbd.dpuf

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