RADIO broadcaster Alan Jones could face legal action over statements about NSW Chief Scientist Mary O’Kane’s report into coal seam gas.
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Professor O’Kane told Fairfax Media on Sunday she had been advised the suggestion she had been “unduly influenced” was defamatory, and that she was considering her legal options.
Professor O’Kane’s report released last Tuesday found that despite coal seam gas development inevitably having “unintended consequences”, the risk to human health and the environment could be managed.
Mr Jones said Professor O’Kane had previously warned about the possible health danger posed by the industry.
Mr Jones was also targeted by Magum Gas and Power chairman Tom Fontaine. Magnum and Apex Energy’s plans to drill for coal seam gas between Sydney and Wollongong was shelved after the Planning Assessment Commission found last year the project should not be reconsidered until government policy was finalised.
“The only CSG toxic gas leak that I am aware of is the toxic idiot gas that blasts from the hole in Alan Jones’ face whenever he talks on the subject of coal seam gas,” Mr Fontaine said.
