The nation's five largest fracking companies are set to help measure the environmental impacts of fracking in the Northern Territory, presenting a "totally inappropriate" conflict of interest in the eyes of one thinktank.
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| An alliance called GISERA will research and give advice on gas development in the Territory. |
Last week, the Northern Territory Government awarded a $450,000 grant to the Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA) to deliver "independent and transparent advice on gas development in the Territory”.
This research was among the 135 recommendations the NT Government accepted when it lifted a ban on fracking earlier this year.
Read Jane Bardon’s story from ABC News - “Australia Institute labels gas industry input in NT fracking impact research 'totally inappropriate’.”
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