GREENS MP John Kaye joined Hurstville residents in asking Oatley MP Mark Coure to support clean energy.
They delivered to his office an open letter signed by about 200 residents.
Dr Kaye said that with an election just around the corner, the Hurstville community was sending a clear message to Mr Coure: make clean energy a priority or be punished at the ballot box.
"More than 80 per cent of electricity generated in NSW comes from black coal," Dr Kaye said.
"This is damaging people's health, locking in higher power bills and isolating the state's economy from the global shift to renewables."
Dr Kaye said Australia has some of the best renewable energy resources in the world and ignoring the inevitable shift away from fossil fuels would inflict harm on NSW households, businesses and the wider economy.
About 160 people, including Labor and Greens candidates, attended the coal seam gas information forum at Mortdale RSL on Sunday. Mr Coure, who last week told the Knitting Nannas Against Gas that he supported a permanent ban on coal seam gas mining in special areas, did not attend. He said he had a very busy day, which included a church service, Penshurst Mosque open day, a family birthday party and an important meeting.
‘‘Everyone knows my views on coal seam gas mining,’’ he said.
Hurstville councillor Brent Thomas and Oatley Labor and Greens candidates O’Bray Smith and Philippa Clark attended the forum.
‘‘Congratulations on a terrific event and we certainly learned a lot by attending and listening to the experts,’’ Mr Thomas said.
‘‘Local people are very obviously passionate about CSG and rightly so.’’
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