Sputnik
11.09.2017
According to reports, Australia's
Territory Frack-Free Alliance condemned the position of the Country Liberal
Party regarding the hydraulic fracturing.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Australia's Territory Frack-Free
Alliance condemns the position of the Country Liberal Party (CLP) in the Northern Territory regarding
hydraulic fracturing, the group's spokeswoman said Monday.
"Despite claims the party has
undergone a serious internal review and reflection of its disastrous defeat at
the last election, it is clear CLP Leader Gary Higgins and the party still have
a lot to learn if it hopes to reconnect with voters, rehashing the same
unpopular fracking policy that cemented the party’s historic losses in key
stronghold seats… With tried and failed policy ideas like this, the Country
Liberals are demonstrating just how out of touch the party remains with its former
voting base," Lauren Mellor said, as quoted by the Katherine Times
newspaper.
he spokeswoman added that the CLP had not taken into
consideration that the party representatives had lost in a number of
constituencies to politicians opposing fracking.
Earlier this month, the CLP held its annual conference
and supported the development of the oil and gas sector in Australia's Northern
Territory, including through the development of fracking practices, calling the
existing restrictions a "needless handbrake."
Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, involves the
high-pressure injection of a liquid solution into the ground through which oil
and other hydrocarbons may flow more freely. Along with causing tremors, the
method is also widely criticized for contaminating ground water, causing soil
pollution and producing noise. The technology has been repeatedly slammed by
environmental activists and some policymakers, who claim that it leads to water
contamination.
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