This is taken from thewest.com.au
In its major environmental assessment of the impact of the $30 billion James Price Point gas precinct, the State Government has revealed there could be detrimental impacts for the surrounding marine ecosystem.
To be publicly released on Monday, the six-volume 1500 page draft Strategic Assessment Report details the potential for whale deaths from vessel strikes and physiological impacts on dugongs from blasting works, marine discharge and removal of foraging habitat.
Two years in the making, the report also formally recommends building the project at James Price Point, identifying it as the most commercially viable location.
It’s all about MONEY, as if we didn’t already know.
Does anyone know if the money being given to the aboriginals, $1.5 billion, is being distributed amongst all of them residing in the Kimberley? If so from my research of the Department of Education website, there are about 11,500 aboriginals currently in the area. Now that means they will each get $83 per week for the next 30 years to give up their land. Hmmm I don’t know if that is such a good deal. I think the government thinks it is a good deal!
Can someone please check my figures, I must be wrong, in fact I want to be wrong.
I wonder what $83 will be worth in the year 2040?
Hope you like the shot of the our precious ocean, sorry there is a speck in it I should have cloned out! Shot on the lovely Phase One, when you zoom in to 100% you can see the whales rocking to the beat. Seismic sound sensation! I believe they like metal too! Bring on the Bauxite Rock!!!
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Whales just loves gas hubs!
I think you’re math is not far off the mark, I have heard similar figures up here of how this money when distributed to all communities will just be lousy pocket money. And seriously 1.5 billion is nothing at all for once again stealing and raping the country and compared to the gazillions that Woodside and partners (incl apparently the government will make)
We gotta get this eco warrior thing going, it seems most people in Broome do not even know where James Price Point is….nor the fact that a thing like safe drinking water could be a thing of the past.
SMH reported that this project will involve ‘removing’ 1.5km of shoreline, 21 million cubic metres of dredging, will produce 39 million tonnes of carbon each year (almost 50% of WA’s total emissions), a monstrous breakwater extending for several kilometres out to sea, and will need up to 14 pipelines. 60% of the workforce to build it will be flying to and fro from China. Absurd capitalist logic at its finest.
It is just appalling what the government will do for the “GOOD” of the people Emma.