A SENATE inquiry will be set up to probe a controversial proposal from mining giant Glencore to truck waste carbon dioxide from a Southern Queensland power station and pump it into an aquifer of the Great Artesian Basin.
The proposal was put to the Senate by One National leader Pauline Hanson last week before receiving support from all members except the Labor Senators.
While Glencore has been sticking by the proposal pointing to scientific modelling done by several agencies, including the CSIRO, the plan has been met with fierce opposition from many in agriculture. Earlier this…
