What a
coincidence that our due date (04/Jun) is the same day as the world ocean
festival, or was it set to on purpose? This reminds me to have put some
contents about the ocean.
A couple
weeks ago, a Uni colleague brought my attention to the black water incident at
Caley Valley, and I then did some researches online.
Apparently
the two satellite images below lead to accusations against Adani, the
mining company owns and runs the Abbot Point Coal Terminal in north Queensland.
Both images were supplied by the Queensland government, and the left one shows
the wetlands before the waste water release, whilst the right picture was taken
after the Cyclone Debbie hit, in which the wetlands have obviously turned black.
After
Cyclone Debbie Hit
Most people
got shocked by the change and debates have been focused on the following
topics: 1. Is the water black or only appears to be black on the satellite
image? 2. Is it a coal spill to the wetland or anything else such as magnetite?
3. Was it a natural wetland or a man-made swamp for duck hunting?
Although
Adani has been arguing that the picture was simply because of different
reflection, however the follow-up drone video clearly showed this was a lie.
Adani then said the company had obtained the appropriate licence and there has
been no breach to the conditions.
I have no
idea on how the licence is set and under what regulation, but considering the
already fragile eco-environment in the great barrier reef, shouldn’t more strict regulations be applied in this area? No matter it’s fault of
Adeni or Debbie, coal or magnetite, dumping waste water to such an easily
overflowed area is never a wise solution IMO.
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