Jul 30, 2018 10:07 PMZafrir Rinat
One of the world’s leading experts on the environmental consequences of gas and oil pollution, Prof. Rick Steiner, is warning of the risks posed by erecting a platform only 10 kilometers from Dor Beach to process natural gas from the Leviathan gas field.
He argued that it isn’t too late to rethink the idea and instead operate a floating platform much closer to the drilling site, which lies over 100 kilometers further from shore.
Steiner spoke Monday at a press conference held by Shomrei Habayit (“Homeland Guards”) an organization representing residents of the Carmel shore region that is battling against the platform’s construction.
Steiner prepared a detailed report for Shomrei Habayit saying that operating the gas platform near the shore increases the likelihood of serious damage to the marine environment and the beach, should there be a malfunction or a hostile attack on the facility.
Steiner criticized the planning and decision-making process. He noted, among other things, that in important documents dealing with the environmental impact of the platform’s activity, large sections were redacted because Noble Energy, one of the partners operating Leviathan, claimed they contained trade secrets.
He argued that it isn’t too late to rethink the idea and instead operate a floating platform much closer to the drilling site, which lies over 100 kilometers further from shore.
Steiner spoke Monday at a press conference held by Shomrei Habayit (“Homeland Guards”) an organization representing residents of the Carmel shore region that is battling against the platform’s construction.
Steiner prepared a detailed report for Shomrei Habayit saying that operating the gas platform near the shore increases the likelihood of serious damage to the marine environment and the beach, should there be a malfunction or a hostile attack on the facility.
Steiner criticized the planning and decision-making process. He noted, among other things, that in important documents dealing with the environmental impact of the platform’s activity, large sections were redacted because Noble Energy, one of the partners operating Leviathan, claimed they contained trade secrets.
