I AM REPUBLISHING A NOTICE FROM THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY
OF WA.

You will see from my previous posts that I welcome some serious attention political to this oil spill.

THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY WA Tell the oil and gas industry: 'Never Again - Protection not Pollution!' On August 21 2009, an oil/gas well being drilled from the West Atlas oil rig off Australia’s north west Kimberley coast blew out, uncontrollably spewing oil into the ocean. Since then the oil has spread through an area known as a marine wildlife super-highway, now covering thousands of square kilometres of turtle, whale, dolphin and fish habitat. This an environmental disaster in a pristine area, and the oil and gas industry must be held to account. Join us this Friday 30th November as we say "Never Again - Protection not Pollution". Visit www.wilderness.org.au/oilspill for more information. Flash mob: To set the scene we will have volunteers covered in oil, standing in barrels, representing the plethora of marine life affected by the spill. Dress in black & join us to protest against the oil spill and campaign for greater protection of our Kimberley marine life! Where: APPEA (Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association) offices 190 St Georges Tce (cnr of Mill St) When: 11am, Friday 30th November Speakers: Dr Jill StJohn, The Wilderness Society and Piers Verstegen, The Conservation Council of WA RSVP: We need to be able to cater for numbers at the location, so please let us know if you're coming! For more information about the oil spill visit www.wilderness.org.au/oilspill Don't live in Perth? You can take part in this action regardless of where you live. We're asking everyone who is as outraged as we are, but doesn't live in Perth - to email the oil and gas industry's representatives APPEA and our Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd. Thank you Renae Williams Community Campaigner The Wilderness Society WA 0433 295 385 renae.williams@wilderness.org.au powered by phplist v 2.10.5, © tincan ltd The Wilderness Society (WA) Inc City West Lotteries House, 2 Delhi Street, West Perth, WA, 6005 Australia Phone: (08) 9420 7255 | Fax: (08) 9226 0994 | Email: wa@wilderness.org.au

Oil Spill in the Timor Sea - Update - little change.

You may recall that I posted a blog about this scandalous environmental disaster, ages ago.

Well, I am disgusted to say that the leak is still going strong, despite numerous attempts to pump thick mud into the well, supposedly to block the leak.

Peter Garrett is wringing his hands, but doing little else.

The company concerned is either unable or unwilling to fix the problem.

I propose that PTTEP, be banned from further exploration in Australian Territories as obviously they are unable to control the problems which their drilling has unleashed.

Furthermore, the Government ought be looking to recover from this company costs for the clean up. And that ought happen before the company can re-arrange its affairs to shelter behind its Grand Cayman tax shelter.

Is Peter Garrett even aware of this as a possibility? Or the Minister for Resources and Energy? Or the Attorney-General? Or the Minister for Foreign Affairs?
In all four cases, I doubt that they have even considered the possibility.
Why not?

Are they incompetent?

Time will answer that question.