Doubling of mercury emissions from Alcoa Wagerup prompts appeals
"The government is allowing Alcoa to do whatever they friggin want," according to a long-term campaigner for better regulation of WA's alumina refineries.
Carbon farming involves different agricultural and land-use practises to store more carbon in the soil and vegetation, such as tree planting or less grazing in pastoral areas.
Woodside Petroleum needs massive amounts of land for carbon offsets and the WA Government appears to be laying out an exclusive red carpet for the LNG giant.
Major Australian LNG producer Shell has acquired a local carbon farming venture as part of its 30-year march to net-zero emissions.
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