They say "mine"
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Gina Rinehart. Net worth approx $29 billion |
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First half-year profit in 2011/12, approx $9.2 billion |
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Annual revenue approx $4.3 billion. Pushing to construct world's largest gas plant at James Price Point in the Kimberley region of Western Australia |
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Clive Palmer. Net worth approx $975 million |
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Market value approx $8.7 billion. Aggressive proponent of controversial coal seam gas mining throughout Australia. |
We say "ours"
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The Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven wonders of the natural world, under threat from development of several new ports for exporting coal and coal seam gas. Courtesy of mining giants such as Rinehart and Palmer.
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James Price Point, proposed site for Woodside's industrial gas development |
visit here:
http://www.getup.org.au/campaigns/coal-seam-gas/save-the-great-barrier-reef/save-the-reef
http://www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/kimberley
Nice one Stevie! Check out this article I read yesterday - an interesting piece...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.smh.com.au/national/green-activism-keeping-aborigines-in-poverty-20121123-29yz2.html
Hey thanks :) I read the article and yes it's interesting and shows how difficult and complicated conservation is, so many view points.
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