Clive Palmer Blasts CSG Industry as Damaging To The Environment

BILLIONAIRE miner Clive Palmer has lashed out at the coal seam gas industry, saying it could harm the environment.

Palmer is Queensland's richest man and intends to oversee a multibillion-dollar expansion in the state's Galilee thermal coal basin.

Speaking at the National Party's federal council in Canberra on Saturday, Mr Palmer said concerns had been raised about the impact of Australia's fledgling CSG industry.

A Senate inquiry is examining the impact of CSG on the economy, society and environment.

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