Linc Energy Face Criminal Charges For Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) Disaster
The Queensland Environment Department has brought criminal charges against Linc Energy over serious environmental harm allegedly caused by its plant at Chinchilla west of Brisbane. Linc Energy is accused of polluting up to 320 square kilometres of prime agricultural land with toxic and explosive gases after.
Linc CEO Peter Bond up for $5.5 million in clean up costs.
Explosive allegations in mechanical engineer Dennis Orford’s witness statement to the Queensland Environment Department, obtained by the ABC News, include a claim the company had no serious intention to produce fuel but was instead attempting to manipulate the stock market. Read the full story…
Cluff Natural Resources has similar plans in the UK. Five-Quarter Energy also holds licences but ceased trading last year. Read more about UCG in the UK here…
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