So, in preparing for this stakeholder meeting, one thing that I found interesting in my preliminary research of the issue was how environmentalists did not support the decision made by the environmental government agency in Australia. The obvious question is this—when, in theory, both the environmentalists and the environmental government agency should both be acting in the … [Read more...]
GBRMPA
Despite overwhelming opposition from scientists and environmental activists against the expansion of the Abbot Point coal port, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) went through with the decision anyway. Threats of air, water, and noise pollution were not enough to sway this 'environmental' government agency against the prospect of economic growth. The GBRMPA … [Read more...]