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November 3rd, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
AAP
Coal seam gas is better for the environment than coal, a new global report has found.
The findings have provoked charges of hypocrisy against the Greens for opposing coal seam gas exploration and production, The Australian reported on Friday.
The report, by global engineering consultancy WorleyParsons, found the carbon footprint of generating power from gas is up to 87 per cent smaller than that from coal.
It conceded extraction of CSG carries higher emissions than extraction of coal but said this was more than compensated by the cleaner burning properties of gas.
Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association boss Rick Wilkinson said the findings proved the Greens have developed a “blind spot” when it comes to the gas industry’s greenhouse gas benefit.
NSW Greens MP John Kaye said gas offered a 50 per cent reduction in emissions but this was “an unacceptable outcome compared to renewables, which reduce emissions to zero”.
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