IRONIC
“I don’t think it’s in nearly as deep as water as what we saw in The Gulf”
- John Key on the depth of the Raukumara Basin, which is more than twice as deep as that drilled by the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico before it blew out.
‘Petrobras has been the subject of aggressive environmental protests, including swimmers positioning themselves in front of ships to prevent them from working.’
- John Key, 11/4/11
A swimmer with a buoy in the path of a 3,500-tonne ship is “aggressive”??!!
“The Petrobras permit is purely for scientific research programme” [sic]
- Hekia Parata, 11/4/11,
Using the same line as the Japanese whaling industry!
“Acting Energy and Resources Minister Hekia Parata said she was in constant contact with Petrobras but had not spoken with the Brazilian company since the protest began.” -**mars2earth**
“We’re not going to progress unless we can manage those environmental risks but I believe we can.”
- John Key, 11/4/11
“everyone’s aware of what happened in the Gulf of Mexico”
- John Key, 11/4/11
“New Zealanders want renewable energy”
- John Key, 11/4/11
Sunday 10/4/11: Bill English “Low wages are a competitive advantage”
Monday 11/4/11: John Key “The protestors are in the way of better jobs and higher incomes…it’s about catching up with Australia.”
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INSPIRATIONAL:
“This is not a protest, this is an act of defence of our ancestral lands and waters that have sustained us for generations.”
- Rikirangi Gage, te Whānau-a-Apanui, 10/4/11
“When the Government closes people out of decision making then public protest is the only option available to people. There is no public process and no public environmental or cultural assessment procedures in place and no consideration of the impact on climate change of any oil extraction.” - Cath Wallace, ECO, 11/4/11
“We are very concerned at the use of military services to intervene in this protest and very concerned that the Government is meddling in police matters – apparently without a complaint from the company concerned. With all the industry and Government concern over safety and the danger to people protesting, it begs the question: Who is really putting our marine environment at risk? It is not people protesting. It is the Government.” – Steve Abel, Greenpeace, 12/4/11
