The WA mob are a strange bunch. A few weeks ago they were pumping their fists at an anti-tax rally led by some of the nation’s billionaire oil barrons. Now their cousins down the coast at Margaret River are wanting to stop these same miners from drilling following the govt’s approval in May of a new oil lease just 83kms off the coast.
Last year Australia had its own devastating oil spill in northwest WA at the Montara Oil Field – what if this had been Margaret River – the 22,000 whales who pass through each year wouldn’t have been happy and unlike refugees they can’t enjoy camp life until they join the queue for the east coast states of Australia. I’ve signed the petition and requested a bumper sticker. Here's my letter to Julia10:
Dear Prime Minister
Last year Australia had its own devastating oil spill in northwest WA at the Montara Oil Field. Now less than a year later - and following the devastating Lousiana Oil Spill and Obama's cancellation of all new offshore drilling - the Labor govt has approved new oil leases in proposed marine sanctuaries off the glorious coastline of Margaret River.
All Australians will be impoverished if something goes wrong, only oil magnates get rich (now the RSPT has been diminished) from the venture. Can your govt show its leadership in easing our dependency on oil, not feed further it.
Please establish a world-class network of large marine sanctuaries in Australia's South West, where up to 90% of the marine life is unique, but less than 1% protected. Did you know 22,000 whales a year pass thru the area - and 1/2 million visitors go there annually? As Peter Garrett commented on 7.30 Report - you can never 100% guarantee an accident won't happen. Oil drilling and spills are the very sort of risk that sanctuaries are supposed to safeguard against. Stop the conflict, follow thru on making this area a sanctuary and ban mining in perpetuity. Best wishes, Why-is-it-progressive-to-want-to-protect-the-environment-ita.
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