On the Dutch national TV news 'NOS Journaal' I heard that a mining company will dump sludge in one of the world largest and vulnerable nature reserves.
Dumping 3 million cubic meters, a cube of sludge with an edge of 144 meters !
I read more detailed information on it in the SMH:
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Originally Posted by SMH
They are two of Australia's most celebrated places of natural beauty, sitting at either end of the country. Both are world heritage protected. And in the eyes of conservationists both took significant blows on Friday.
In Australia's north, a final permit was granted to allow the dumping of millions of tonnes of dredging sludge in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef. In the south, the Abbott government confirmed it would seek to remove parts of Tasmania's forest wilderness from the United Nations' world heritage list.
In a long-awaited decision, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority allowed the North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation to dump three million cubic metres of dredge spoil in reef waters as part of its expansion of the Abbot Point coal terminal, north of Bowen.
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Here the link :
http://www.smh.com.au/national/grief...131-31sjj.html
Moreover it supports the coal industry which is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas. Particularly in a country with plenty of sunshine for renewable energy.
What do you Aussies think about this ?