‘The Australian (25 October) portrayed me as a ‘backer’ of the coal seam gas industry. This is not only wrong, but a serious misrepresentation of my speech to the New South Wales Minerals Council from which the headline was drawn.
What I in fact said at the the meeting of environmental workers in the minerals industry is that serious conflicts exist between the coal seam gas industry and landowners, and that the industry faces enormous challenges as a result.
Tim Flannery
Chief Climate Commissioner
I will release a more detailed statement later today.
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