Congratulations to Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE) team for winning the most outstanding environment group of 2011 from the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCCNSW).

We acknowledge a hardy pat on the back also goes to our very own legend, Terry McBride, who regularly presents BZE discussions whenever, wherever and to whoever has time, a place and a pulse. BZE's contribution to a cleaner energy future is substantial and we wish them continued success and support from the community.

 The verdict on fracking is distressing, to say the least.

When a panel of seismic experts in the UK state that fracking is highly probable for 50 or so tremors in Britain, we should take note. In the US, BHP Billiton owns the drilling company which is linked to two earthquakes in Arkansas.

On record, MP Tony Windsor, will not support the mining tax unless more action is taken to investigate the fracking industry.  We should all be in unison demanding that our governments immediately put a moratorium on coal seam gas mining.

The same company, Cuadrilla Resources, responsible for the tremors is 41% owned by Australia’s AJ Lucas. Two of the tremors were significant in the magnitude of 2.3 and 1.5.

Let’s be frank it isn’t just the quakes alone that worries us. There’s also the water and the soil issues, which are even more alarming.  Tony Windsor is absolutely on the mark. Let your MP know you support a moratorium. We need to get the facts before we find ourselves too little too late.

Source: Report by Peter Kerr, Philip Wren & Ruth Williams, SMH, 5 Nov 2011, p.4.