A little known company, Galilee Water, whose CEO, Keith de Lacy, is a former Queensland treasurer, is promoting plans to divert water in Australia. This would involve diverting water to the Galilee basin region of central Queensland where 9 large coal mines are planned including the Carmichael mine, set to be the largest coal mine in Australia. This is in addition to the groundwater that will be pumped out to get to the coal.
Why is this important?
Water is a public good. Companies must be stopped from using water for private gain at the expense of the community and at the expense of our health. We must ensure that protections are put in place to ensure that water is protected and stop the privatization and profiting from water by corporations for harmful activities - in particular - coal mining and hydraulic fracturing. We only have a small window in which to avoid the worst consequences of global warming - let us stop supporting fossil fuel.
