A ROSE by any other name ... but what about a gas well?
The NSW government is trying to hoodwink communities by changing the name of the controversial coal seam gas (CGS) industry to "natural gas from coal seams," activists say.
President of the anti-CSG group Lock The Gate (LTG), Drew Hutton, says he has a document addressed to NSW resources minister Chris Hartcher recommending various bodies "refer to natural gas from coal seams in the first reference" and "where possible remove coal seam gas or CSG references."
A spokeswoman for Mr Hartcher confirmed resources ministers from across Australia had spoken about altering references to CSG "as part of a national harmonisation program across all states."
Basically, "to make sure everyone was referring to it consistently," she told AAP on Monday.
The NSW government will now use CSG's new name.
And its old name.
But, she added, "the Land and Water Commissioner and Office of the Chief Scientist are independent agencies and free to use any terminology."
She was unable to say whether there was a problem with the name "CSG" or "coal seam gas" and denied it was a "NSW conspiracy".
Mr Hutton says it will take more than a name change to end opposition to CSG.
"It's not the word that's the problem, it's the industry and the damage it causes," he said.
"If they think that avoiding the name 'coal seam gas' is going to end the opposition from the people of NSW, they will find themselves sadly disappointed."
Mr Hutton said the coal seam gas industry differs greatly to the natural gas industry and "to attempt to conflate the two is clearly an attempt at deception."
Further comment and a copy of the document are being sought from Mr Hutton.
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