Chris Minns: Whose Side Are You On?

Tell Chris Minns to stand with the people of NSW and stop Santos

Dear Premier
Whose side are you on?
Your comments at the recent ‘National Energy Forum’ run by The Australian, that the Santos Narrabri Gas project must ‘go ahead’, are incredibly disappointing.
As you must be aware, Gomeroi Traditional Owners, local farmers, Unions NSW and thousands of concerned people across the state have been fighting for more than a decade to stop this project.
It’s well documented that this project poses unacceptable risks to people’s health, the Great Artesian Basin,Gomeroi Country including the beautiful Pilliga Forest, prime farmland and the climate. 
You’ve described the project as “incredibly important” for NSW and claimed it could provide “half our gas needs,” while claiming new gas is needed to “keep the lights on.” But the facts tell a different story: 
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<li style="font-weight: 300;" aria-level="1">Gas from Narrabri won’t guarantee supply or lower prices. Australia is already one of the world’s biggest gas exporters yet prices here remain among the highest because companies like Santos sell into the global market instead of reserving gas for domestic use. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;" aria-level="1">Narrabri won’t deliver secure jobs or economic benefit. These companies export massive quantities of gas offshore, don’t pay tax and are driving manufacturing out of the country. Unions representing nurses, doctors, teachers and academics have consistently opposed the project, warning it threatens health, water and climate while doing little for domestic jobs or supply. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;" aria-level="1">The risks are enormous. Santos wants to drill 850 coal seam gas wells in the Pilliga Forest, threatening the Great Artesian Basin. The project would unleash 1.5 billion tonnes of carbon pollution - three times Australia's total annual emissions in 2020. It would also trash culturally significant Gomeroi Country, and Gomeroi Traditional Owners have overwhelmingly rejected it. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;" aria-level="1">Better, cleaner, cheaper alternatives exist! Independent experts and the Net Zero Commission have warned that new gas projects will pose a major challenge to ensure NSW reaches net zero. Renewables with storage are already the cheapest form of new power and they can deliver reliability without sacrificing climate and Country. </li>
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The Narrabri Gas Project will lock NSW into decades of climate damage, but won’t come online in time to fix short-term supply, won’t lower power bills and will risk farming communities and their livelihoods.
Premier, I ask that you stand with the people of NSW, including the Gomeroi people, unionists, health experts, landholders and everyone concerned about their future over Santos whose only goal is profit.  
If Labor really is serious about climate action you will say No to Santos and its Narrabri Gas Project.

Chris Minns: Whose Side Are You On?

The people or greedy gas companies like Santos? Who does the NSW Premier really support?

At a recent ‘National Energy Forum’ run by Murdoch’s Australian newspaper, Minns said that the disastrous Santos Narrabri Gas project must ‘go ahead’.

This is outrageous. Gomeroi Traditional Owners, local farmers, Unions NSW and climate activists have been fighting for more than a decade to stop this project and its unacceptable risks to people’s health, water, climate and Country.

Santos’ 850 coal seam gas project near Narrabri will destroy much of the precious Pilliga Forest and unleash 1.5 billion tonnes of carbon - all in a climate emergency. Even the NSW Government’s own Net Zero Commission has warned new gas approvals jeopardise the state’s climate targets.

The Premier needs to show he takes climate change seriously and stands with the people of NSW not greedy gas companies like Santos.

The Narrabri gas project won’t fix energy prices or supply, but it will do irreparable damage to our climate and environment. Santos knows this, but they don’t care because for them it’s all about profit.

Tell Chris Minns to stand with the people of NSW and stop Santos!

Chris Minns: Whose Side Are You On?

Tell Chris Minns to stand with the people of NSW and stop Santos

Chris Minns: Whose Side Are You On?

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