Greens: Coral Sea protection plan

I like Greens because they have dreams, they have ideas, and they have actions.

Plan to protect Barrier Reef announced
The Greens have announced a new plan to tackle the biggest threats to the Great Barrier Reef.

The plan includes:

1. Measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2020
2. Extending the requirements for satellite tracking of vessels on board vessels for all ships transporting coal and gas throughout the reef
3. Extending compulsory pilotage across the entire reef for large transport ships through the relevant international forums
4 Banning the use of the pesticides, particularly diuron, atrazine and ametryn, which are found in high concentrations in run-off from the land.
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Greens launch Coral Sea protection plan (by JAMIE MCKINNELL, Brisbane Times, August 10, 2010)

Queensland would become home to one of the world's largest Protected Marine Reserves, under a new proposal announced by Greens leader Bob Brown.

The Coral Sea, a region covering one million square kilometres, boasts flourishing ecosystems which the Greens say are threatened by oil and gas extraction, unsustainable fishing and pollution.