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| The not so healthy green alternative? |
paraclete |
08/21/09 |
In these days of being green, or one technology being greener than another, have we forgotten bigger issues in the rush to control the emission of greenhouse gases
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/power-plant-will-put-lives-at-risk-experts-warn-20090821-etsl.html
What would you trade lower emissions or your health? It seems the people of South-western Sydney are not being given that choice. They live in an area already heavily polluted because of prevailing conditions and yet the NSW Government, supposed protector of the people, and whose health budget is already struggling, has fast tracked the development of a large gas fired generation facility right in their back yard. Why site it there you might ask? It's right where the gas is produced, DuH! Why would you site it anywhere else, unless of course you recognised that fortuitious economics is not the only consideration?
Questions to ponder and reply if you have answers
Are there times when green is not green, just ugly brown?
Should development decisions be in the hands of Treasury boffins who live a long distance from the project? (this project was undoubtedly regarded as a project of state significance)
Should such decisions have been taken out of the hands of local authorities?
Are we just watching the death throws of a government which has lost touch with its roots?
Has paranoia over carbon emissions clouded our judgement?
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