tony bourke on lateline, page-4

Really TBE, as I said before, and without offence, you are again displaying the level of intelligence therein.

Firsly, you are writing your silly comments that are only based on some media comments, while everyone knows that the media is only interested on selling news, and

Secondly, it is very obvious that you wouldn't know the back end from the face of a farmer and just guessing at what they are doing during their lives and in their everyday's living.

Thirdly, if you were to go and talk to them personally, you would find out that all you wrote is nothing more and nothing less than totally absurds comments, again based only on what you have read, and

Fourtly, again based on what you've read alone, the greed's finger should be pointed to the Management and Boards of Companies which are clearly displayed with their actions on an ongoing basis, and maybe to some greedy investors, not to the Farmers, and

Finally, what is the use of saying those things you wrote if it wasn't for the simple intention of flaming someone. Would you like someone else to be calling you and accusing you of doing the same things ???

One more thing TBE, I know personally some of these farmers, and I can assure you that you are so far away form the mark on your statements, that you wouldn't even be able to hit that mark even if you were to try and hit it with a guided missile.

And to finish it off, how would you like to have someone wanting to enter you backyard and start drilling there and bullying their ways in there. After all you own your land (If you own some that is), and they own their own.

In this case, I agree with the moderators. For, comments like that, are not just flaming, bue also insulting and ridiculous.

Let it be clear mate, I, and possibly like you, am invested and have been invested in CSG and Natural gas Companies for quite a long time now and I did make some good windfalls. But, I also understand and I am prepared to accept as to where these landowners are coming from. Don't forget that the precious acquifers are at stake here, and with those acquifers there, also depends the livelihoods of millions of people and the future generations for centuries to come. Not just a few quids for someone that has invested or for some greedy Boards alone.
Besides we haven't even being able to prove if we (The CSG companies) are able to handle the situation correctly or not. Look at what just happened with some of the Arrow wells and ponds lately. Does/Should money take precedence over and above all of that ??

I know you aren't going to like what I wrote, but I will still rest my case now.

Have a good day.