Australian scientists find seismic surveys can harm marine life, but industry lobby groups claim research is 'seriously flawed'Some of the world's biggest energy companies are lining up to defend their widely used offshore exploration technique from the conclusions of a small group of Australian scientists, who say the seismic surveys can kill zooplankton and harm invertebrates.The American Petroleum Institute and the International Association of Geophysical Contractors have been writing to authorities in the United States claiming the work of Associate Prof Robert McCauley, of Curtin University in Western Australia, and his colleagues is "seriously flawed". Continue reading...
'Whitewash': US oil and gas lobbyists try to discredit Australian seismic research
24. září 2018 20:30
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Zdroj: The Guardian