Elands Valley Conservancy chairperson Sheena Cooper (pic above) is adamant that "the very last thing the Eland's Valley (pic above) needs is a petroline running through it because of the potential hazard for spillage into the river". She also believes it will "bring crime and poaching to the valley during construction, and after". (She did however say, with her typical and wonderfully dry humour, that she might of course feel less strongly if there were taps on it!)
Dr Hugo van Zyl of Independent Economic Researchers in Cape Town has been asked to undertake a study as part of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the proposed Petroline underground fuel pipeline that might run through the Elands Valley Conservancy. If I have understood it correctly, this pipeline will run between Mozambique and Gauteng.
As part of the EIA, Van Zyl is focusing on making an independent comparison between routing the pipeline through the
Dr Hugo Van Zyl: 082 578 4148 / hugovz@mweb.co.za / fax: 021 7973475
Sheena Cooper: 083 455 7289 / shandy4@telkomsa.net
Oh yes... happy Friday!
1 comment:
Mmm, I'm always wary of ANY kind of pipeline laying, especially through such beautiful parts of our country. I feel strongly against any upheaval of such a pristine eco-system as your valley. To me, there are always negative aspects to construction. Oh well.. people will have to make a joint (community included!) decision as to the best option.
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