Stop Woodside's Drill
270km off the northern coast of WA lies Scott Reef - Australia’s largest stand alone coral reef atoll.
Scott Reef is teeming with life. Whale sharks migrate past on their way to Ningaloo. It’s a feeding ground for endangered pygmy blue whales. Green sea turtles travel thousands of miles to lay their eggs on the sand.
But fossil fuel giant Woodside wants to drill for gas at Scott Reef. It’s planning to turn this pristine reef into an industrial gas zone.
The future of Scott Reef is in the hands of Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek. She will decide whether Australia’s most dangerous project goes ahead.
The WA Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned Woodside’s plan to drill for gas near Scott Reef is an ‘unacceptable’ risk to the environment and concluded that the project posed “threats of serious or irreversible damage.”
We need to act now to make sure Tanya Plibersek acts upon the warning from the WA EPA and other experts to stop Woodside from drilling for dirty gas in WA.
Use our simple tool to email Tanya Plibersek and your MP now.
Australia is one of the sunniest, windiest places in the world. It could be a world leader on clean energy - if only Woodside wasn’t standing in the way.
Email your local MP and tell them you want a clean energy future, not Woodside’s dirty gas. State and Federal MPs have the power to stop Woodside - but they won’t act unless we let them know how we feel.
5 reasons to reject Woodside's disastrous plans
- Scott Reef is one of Australia’s most amazing - and untouched - underwater wonders. It’s home to hundreds of species, including fish, sea snakes, sharks, rays and sawfish. It’s also a vital habitat for protected species, including endangered pygmy blue whales and green sea turtles.
- The WA EPA has said Woodside cannot manage the profound risks to Scott reef and its marine life. Woodside will be pressuring the EPA and governments to approve its outrageous proposal but the EPA’s role in protecting the natural environment must be respected.
- Woodside wants to drill up to 50 gas wells around Scott Reef. Some of the wells would be just over 2km from the reef itself. It wants to pump the gas to shore through a 900km long pipeline, running through two marine parks and straight past the Rowley Shoals, another of WA’s spectacular coral reefs.
- Woodside's safety record has been described by unions as 'diabolical.' If something went wrong, a well blowout could devastate Scott Reef - and the pollution could spread for hundreds of kilometres.
- The gas Woodside wants to exploit is a dangerous fossil fuel that would make climate change worse - causing more deadly storms, floods, bushfires and heatwaves.
It’s not too late to save Scott Reef - but we have to act now!
Make sure the Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek, and your local MP know that you’re deeply opposed to Woodside’s disastrous plans. Our handy tool can send an email on your behalf in just a few clicks.
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