Sunday, June 8, 2014

BARRIER REEF BATTLE HOTS UP

GetUp's   latest  message  highlights  the  activities of Adani, the biggest power company  in  India , which  wants to  build  one of the  world's largest coal mines in Queensland . If the Carmichael Mine  goes ahead  it will ship 60 million tonnes of coal  through  the Barrier Reef  each year. Along  with  Greenpeace , GetUp has  carried out  research into the  company's environment track  record , resulting in reports of  waterway  destruction , bribery and  illegal construction.See the video  report on  https://www.getup.org.au/adani .

GetUp says the good news is Adani still needs to borrow billions of dollars before it can proceed. It is  desperately looking all over the world for  banks to lend it money. Deutsche Bank and HSBC have  already ruled it out, citing UNESCO's concerns  about  the  project.