A letter from the US miner raised hope that the jarrah forest inland from Perth would escape its strip mining for bauxite, but Alcoa is keeping its options open.
WA Department of Energy and Economic Diversification (DEED)
DEED, called the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation until 2025, is the WA Government department responsible for economic development, particualrly the promotion of resource projects. In 2025 it assumed responsibility for energy policy.
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.
