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Australia OKs Dumping Dredge Waste In Barrier Reef
An anonymous reader writes "Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has approved the dumping of 3 million cubic meters of dredge waste in park waters. The decision has been blasted by environmentalists. 'This is a sad day for the reef and anyone who cares about its future,' said WWF Great Barrier Reef campaigner Richard Leck. 'The World Heritage Committee will take a dim view of this decision, which is in direct contravention of one of its recommendations.'"
And 3 million cubic tons of debris won't have impact? Seeing as how it's waste materials and full of toxins, and waters have currents and such, it could potentially do a lot of damage. Yeah yeah, it's dredge materials they are dumping. That means it's full of runoff and shit you surely would not want in your garden.
Would it not make more sense to truck this out to one of the massive deserts and bury it perhaps?
It boils down to money for the politicians and their buddies (common theme not limited to the US). Here is an idea. Why not move the dirt to their yards, and the people supporting this project. Let all of the people claiming 'so what' and 'no big deal' share in the spoils. I mean, you are making money from the deal so you should surely share in the spoils.
-The wise argue that there are few absolutes, the fool argues that there are no probabilities.