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99.5% of submissions oppose iron sand mining
99.5% of submissions oppose iron sand mining
"Of the 4706
submissions the Environmental Protection Authority
(EPA)
received on Trans-Tasman Resources' (TTR) plans to
mine iron sand off the
Taranaki coast, a staggering 99.5%
of submitters opposed the application!
Only 8 people are
asking the EPA to grant the application, while 3 want
it
granted with conditions. An overwhelming 4680
submissions is urging the
EPA to decline the TTR's
application to extract iron sand" said Urs
Signer, member
of Climate Justice Taranaki, after reading the "Analysis
of
Submissions Report" by the EPA. [1]
The hearings are
starting on 10th March in Wellington and are expected
to
be held in the Whanganui/Taranaki area between 28th
April and 2nd May.
"The number of people submitted against
TTR demonstrates that people up
and down the country, and
on the West Coast in particular, care about our
oceans
and don't want to put the health of sea and its inhabitants
at risk
for a bit of short-term profit."
"We mihi to
our friends at 'Kiwis Against Seabed Mining' who have done
a
tremendous job over the past few years to raise
awareness on this issue -
iron sand mining is not our
future."
ENDS
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