CSG Free Northern Rivers brought 7,000 people to the streets of Lismore on May 12 in a colorful and outspoken show of solidarity against Coal Seam Gas Mining in the region. And concerns over coal mining loom not far behind in a groundswell push to renewable energy sources.
Lismore is a city of about 45,000 people in New South Wales, near the east coast of Australia, about 750 km (475 miles) north of Sydney.