Protect natural aquifers from coal seam gas mining
Our planet’s small water cycles are being hugely affected by deforestation, agriculture and urbanisation - and coal seam gas mining is a chief culprit in the eradication of natural aquifers which contain groundwater.
Our planet’s small water cycles are being hugely affected by deforestation, agriculture and urbanisation - and coal seam gas mining is a chief culprit in the eradication of natural aquifers which contain groundwater. Groundwater makes up 17% of accessible water resources in Australia, and those who rely on it range from residents of towns and cities, to farmers, to people living in remote water-stressed areas, to plants and animals. This supply, crucial to so many, is threatened by coal seam gas via extraction of the groundwater to allow for mine operation and fracking, affecting the quality and quantity of the water.
United States
Wild Earth Guardians
WildEarth Guardians protects and restores the wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and health of the American West.
- Donate to their Keep it in the Ground campaign which aims to stop coal mining and fracking – preserving public lands
- Tell Congress to pass the Keep it in the Ground Act that would end all new federal leases of oil, gas, tar sands, and coal on America’s public lands and waters
Food and Water Watch
Food and Water Watch organise people around the country to build political power. They mobilise at the local, state, and federal levels to win the fights others are afraid to even take on including the fight to ban fracking.
UK
Friends of the Earth (UK)
Friends of the Earth have previously supported a campaign to ban fracking in the UK and now that the government has ended a ban on fracking, they are organising again to lobby MPs.
Drill or Drop
Drill or Drop is a publisher of independent, evidence-based journalism about the onshore oil and gas business in the UK and the campaign against it.
Australia
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
The Australian Government’s branch that aims to protect our agriculture, environment, heritage and water resources through regulation and partnership.
- Learn about coal seam gas mining
- Access resources - studies and reports about coal seam gas and its effects and regulations.
The Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development (IESC)
The IESC is a statutory committee of leading scientists that independently advises government regulators on the impacts that coal seam gas and coal mining have on our water resources.
- Follow the news - on coal seam gas projects and meeting notes from the IESC meetings.
- Fact sheet - coal seam gas extraction and co-produced water
- Resources - fact sheets, reports and publications on water related impacts of coal seam gas mining.
Lock The Gate
The Lock the Gate Alliance is a national grassroots organisation concerned about risky coal mining, coal seam gas and fracking.
- Fact sheet - about coal seam gas.
- Sign the petition - sign the letter to the PM “Don’t Frack Up Oz”.
- Join the movement - sign up as a supporter of Lock The Gate
- Get active - tips to mobilise against fracking and coal seam gas.
- Donate - to help protect Australia's land and water from coal and gas mining.
Seed Mob
Seed is Australia’s first Indigenous youth climate network, working towards climate justice and a sustainable future with strong cultures, communities, and renewable energy.
- Sign the origin petition - to “frack off” from the NT.
- Sign the 21 million petition - to fight against hand-outs to fossil fuel companies.
- Watch the film - “Water is Life”, a documentary about Aboriginal communities fighting against fracking - or, organise your own screening.
- Volunteer - if you are Indigenous, sign up to Seed to be part of the movement. For non-Indigenous people who want to get involved, you can sign up to volunteer with the Australian Youth Climate Coalition
- .Donate - to support the movement.
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Protecting natural aquifers from coal seam gas mining is part of a larger collective response. Click here to read more.
