Samuel Janama Sandy is chair of the Nurrdalinji Aboriginal Corporation representing eleven native title areas across the Beetaloo area that is slated for intensive fracking.  

Samuel shares some good reasons why fracking companies must:

“Pack up and go home”.

He documents the unfair “negations” fracking companies imposed on his community to get so-called “agreements” to frack.

The impact of fracking chemicals forced into four kilometer deep holes through precious water aquifers is of huge concern.

Guest: Samuel Janama Sandy, Chair of the Nurrdalinji Aboriginal Corporation

Stop Fracking the Territory Petition: Frack Free NT

Music: 

MidIlbingini Agiyabarda (When The Water Goes Down) David Garnham & the Reasons to Live

This song was written by Samuel's nephew, Stuart Nuggett with his mother Janet Gregory and David Garnham in a collaboration expressing  deep concern over the fracking that is occurring and is set to expand in the Beetaloo Basin, NT. See the video here.

Ecopella; Divest from their “Your needed now album”

News Links

Katherine Times: Another controversial Beetaloo deal signed - Nurrdalinji Aboriginal Corporation

Gas projects to require Commonwealth approval after Labor-Greens deal expands water trigger - ABC News

Empire Energy Group Ltd (ASX:EEG) Signs Gas Sales Agreement With NT Government (menafn.com)

New York moves to update its fracking ban to include liquid carbon-dioxide as well as water (msn.com)

Remote NT Traditional Owners left out of river cons... | NIT

Indigenous water map petition will bring NT cotton and gas concerns to Canberra - ABC News

Three years, three Garma festivals, and three different versions of Anthony Albanese - ABC News

Earth Matters #1464 was produced by Bec Horridge  on the lands of the  Dagoman, Jawoyn people, and Walpiri in Katherine, Northern Territory and on, Ngunnawal and Ngambii Country  in Canberra.