30: How to Prevent Plastic Pollution? Keep Oil in the Ground. Fight for the Bight Anti Oil Activist and Surfer Heath Joske
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One of the most unspoiled marine environments in the world is the great Australian Bight. And we all know that an oil spill would ruin the pristine coastline and threaten coastal homes and livelihood.
Unfortunately, the Australian government is trying its best to sell the rights to drill more oil to just any foreign bidder. BP and Chevron has already pulled out, but Norwegian company Equinor remains.\\xa0
In this episode, Patagonia Surf Ambassador & BIG OIL Activist, Heath Joske, joins us to talk about these issues and what we can do to support and get involved with the campaign for protecting the Australian bight.
Since he learned of Equinor\\u2019s plan to turn the bight into a dangerous, deepwater oil field, he has been campaigning against it and spreading awareness and educating others to fight together with him.
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In this Episode, We Discuss:
- Fighting for the Great Australian bight
- Equinor\\u2019s plan of drilling more oil from the sea
- What we can do to prevent the Norwegian oil company\\u2019s plan
- How to get involved and what you can contribute to the #fightforthebight campaign
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Connect with Heath Joske
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Know more about the #fightforthebight campaign
After several years of independent campaign work in Adelaide and with the communities surrounding the Great Australian Bight, a collection of local groups and environmental advocacy organisations came together to create the Great Australian Bight Alliance in January 2016.\\xa0
The founding members of the Alliance included: Mirning Traditional Owners, Clean Bight Alliance Australia (West Coast SA), Oil Free Seas - Australia, Sea Shepherd Australia, Sea Shepherd Adelaide Chapter, Surfrider Foundation Australia, and The Wilderness Society South Australia. Since then, the Alliance has continued to grow.\\xa0
Our vision for the Great Australian Bight is for a protected marine environment, where marine life is safe and healthy. Our unspoiled waters must be valued and celebrated. We cannot accept the risk of a catastrophic oil spill in our waters and along our coastline. Oil spills are irreversible.
Together, we can save the Bight from these risks.
You can learn more about their cause and how to become an ambassador here!
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