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Groundwater at risk
Fracking for shale gas is an extremely water-intensive practice that also uses a range of potentially dangerous chemicals. Major concerns are held for the rivers, wetlands and groundwater aquifers of the Northern Territory if gas fracking moves into full production.
Proposed fracking projects in the NT’s Beetaloo Basin threaten so many precious places – including the recharge area for Mataranka Hot Springs, the mighty Roper River, and Jurrkulu-Ijibarda (Lake Woods) and upstream areas. Read more.....
Climate threat If the fracking industry proceeds to full production, experts predict that annual lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions will be as much as four times total Northern Territory annual emissions each year. Read more....
Exploratory fracking already doing harm
The fracking industry in the Northern Territory is still in the exploration stage but it is already causing harm. If it is allowed to proceed to full production, it will involve thousands of wells, roads, pipelines and wastewater treatment, spreading out and industrialising these precious landscapes. Read more.....
