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l{s:w Minister for Resources and Energy chris Hartcher, MLC scot MacDonald and chair of Regional Development Australia Nofthern lnland Mal Peters discuss the need for cheap energy to secure economic development in the Northern Tablelands.

Story: Jo Harrison

State Gouernment commltted to GSG

Seam Gas (AACSG) claiming it was nothing m<ire than a forum f5r Coal Seam Gas providers and energy users,

was locked out of an invite-only En-

Retrewable energy providers were

left offthe guest list ofan Energy Forum hosted by Regional Develryment Austalia Northem Inland (RDAM last Friday, with members of the Annidale Action on Coal

ergyForum. 'TV'e think this forum is giving a

free run !o the Coal Seam Gas indirsat the expense ofrenewable snergy and the cornmunity," said Carmel Flinr 'TV'e are really concemed

RDANI basically picking a winner

on_energy, cutting out one indusfiy

and promoting another that doesntt

even exist on the Tablelands yet and

Protesting outside the forum last

Friday, spokesperson for AACSG Carmel Flint was outraged that renewable energy and the community

ty

rnay never exist in terrns

Seam Gas.

of

Coal

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a government agency like

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will take iobs. "ilir.'r"."1 vironmenrat quesrions wilt be Scor Macbonald claims un-rirtrid'.'", thal the forum \v65 nsvsl "l believe that there will e'virorune'rat as- u. cour'sfur cas indusrry *:,i' " about rcncw- becarsewecanmeeilheen_

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