Greenpeace will be warning senior Government figures
tomorrow not to trust the "honeyed words" of oil companies -
likening the industry to a "suicide cult."
"At this
critical juncture as we face catastrophic climate change it
is essential that we don’t let this death cult take us
with them," says Senior Campaign and Political Advisor for
Greenpeace NZ Steve Abel.
Abel will appear before the
Environment Select Committee at 10.45 am Thursday18 October
in support of the government’s amendment to the Crown
Minerals Act. He says the oil and gas industry are backed
into a corner after the Government’s ban on new offshore
exploration.
Abel will warn the Committee against
listening to the misinformation of fossil fuel industry,
saying they have a massive vested interest, and are
unsurprisingly lobbying hard against the ban.
Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice.
Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace.
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