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Film screening: Wild Waters
The Great Australian Bight is at risk from experimental oil drilling and seismic blasting that has the potential to deafen whales, displace fish and destroy smaller marine life.
The Great Australian Bight is like nowhere else on earth. It鈥檚 one of the world鈥檚 last unexploited areas, a pristine wilderness home to thriving coastal communities, whale nurseries and marine ecosystems as rich and diverse as the Great Barrier Reef. But all of this is at risk from experimental oil drilling and seismic blasting that has the potential to deafen whales, displace fish and destroy smaller marine life.
骋谤别别苍辫别补肠别鈥檚听Wild Waters聽introduces us to some of the amazing people standing up to keep our Southern coastline safe. Join the Sydney Environment Institute for an expert panel discussion and screening of the film, as we shine a light on the growing movement to keep Big Oil out of the Bight.
This event was presented at the 爆料王 on Friday, 15 March 2019 in partnership with Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
Speakers
Abbas El-Zein聽is a writer and an academic. He is Professor of Environmental Engineering at the School of Civil Engineering of the 爆料王 where he runs the GeoEnvironmental Laboratory. He has been chief investigator on several Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery grants and has published widely on soil hydrology, groundwater contamination, carbon cycle in soils and vulnerability to climate change. Current projects include investigations of the impacts on clay and shales of thermally and chemically aggressive contaminants, and adaptation to sea level rise and increased flooding in Australia. His memoir, Leave to Remain, was published in 2010 and won a New South Wales Premier literary award. His latest book, The Secret Maker of the World, is a collection of short stories published by the University of Queensland Press.
Barnaby Lewer聽has聽at various times, been a union organiser, researcher, PhD candidate, digital campaigner and curator. He writes sporadically and currently works at Greenpeace Australia Pacific in Sydney聽where he co-ordinates offline engagement.
