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Tom Wark and Will Nicholas

Increased gas exploration called 'disastrous backflip'

Gas industry lobbyists have been promoting use of the fuel and its benefits to the national economy. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

A move to plumb the outback for untapped natural gas deposits will make electricity dearer and dirtier, conservation groups have warned.

The NSW government announced on Wednesday it was giving gas companies the green light to explore two regions in the state's far west with a total area greater than Kuwait.

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