When things are left to two young women and Federal & State Govts think it is quite acceptable to ignore one of the greatest natural wonders of the world so they can rake in some tax revenue at the expense of the planet…. speechless really…
The ABC reports
Claire Galvin grew up in Cairns and fell in love with the Great Barrier Reef.
“I spent my life snorkelling the reef,” the 19-year-old says.
“Every time we go out to the reef it’s absolutely stunning.”
She’s worried that burning coal from Adani’s Carmichael mine, and the new coal region it’s opening up in Queensland, will threaten the reef’s survival.
“The impacts of the carbon emissions will devastate the reef and we don’t want that to happen,” she said.
Today, Ms Galvin and north Queensland year 12 student Brooklyn O’Hearn are launching a last-ditch attempt to challenge the approval of Adani’s Carmichael mine and railway project.
A law firm acting for them has written to Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley calling for a revocation of the environmental approvals given to Adani’s venture.
A spokesperson for Ms Ley confirmed the minister’s office had received the correspondence and said the minister would consider it in due course.
The letter has argued the previous minister, Greg Hunt, failed to properly assess the implications for climate change and the reef when he approved the venture in 2015 — relying on reports from experts working under strict court rules that require them to give impartial evidence.
“The robust independent scientific evidence” being presented to Ms Ley shows the project “will have a significant impact on the Great Barrier Reef that was not identified in the assessment” according to Ariane Wilkinson of the law firm Environmental Justice Australia.
