Chief scientist may sue Jones over coal seam gas remarks

Original article by Nicole Hasham
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 9 : 6-Oct-14

Sydney talk show radio host Alan Jones, a long-standing critic of the coal seam gas (CSG) sector, has accused New South Wales (NSW) Chief Scientist Mary O’Kane of bias toward the industry. She had issued a report on 30 September 2014 that found any risk posed by CSG drilling activity was manageable, and she is now considering a defamation law suit against Jones. He has also been attacked by Tom Fontaine, chair of the Magnum Gas & Power company that has had its joint project with Apex Energy rejected by the NSW Planning Assessment Commission

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