Last week, The Green Connection and Natural Justice challenged the decision of Minister of the Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE), Barbara Creecy, to allow Karpowership to submit a Generic Environmental Management Programme (GEMPr) for Saldanha Bay. The organisations argue, in a letter to the DFFE, that the decision is unlawful. The DFFE has admitted that the views … [Read more...]
Underwater noise of Karpowerships not acceptable
On 13 December 2022, The Green Connection and Natural Justice made a joint submission on the draft environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for Karpowership SA’s proposed gas to power project in Saldanha Bay. The eco-justice organisations argue that the environmental authorisation to be refused, highlighting several flawed assessments of marine and socio-economic impacts … [Read more...]
Concerns raised about Saldanha gas-to-power plant
While South Africa struggles to survive the impacts of the CoVid-19 pandemic, along with being ravaged by all the corruption that continues to be exposed, the Green Connection questions our government’s reasoning for pushing through Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), when there is little or no chance of meaningful engagement with those communities who will be most … [Read more...]
