Antinuclear

“Corporate Responsibility” an oxymoron, especially when it comes to uranium

I don’t understand why people expect corporations to give a hoot about the environment, or about anything else of real importance to the public.  They do give a hoot insofar as they are forced to wriggle around any environmental laws, or other laws, that might impede their progress.

But a corporation is not a person. It has but one goal – profit for its shareholders. Indeed, it can be fairly blamed, if it does consider the environment, and so makes itself less competitive.

Marathon Resources is lobbying to overcome the ban on uranium mining in Arkaroola Wilderness.  As a corporation, that’s its duty.  In terms of the public good, it might seem stupid.  But corporations are by nature stupid in having such tunnel vision. Why expect them to be intelligent about the public good?  If they were, then their shareholders would be up in arms.

Marathon lobbies for compensation, now that the govt has knocked them back.  Fair enough, why shouldn’t they?

And they lobby to again explore and mine uranium in Arkaroola World Heritage Wilderness.

The pity is that Australia’s politicians, both Labor and Liberal, are on the side of corporations, and not on the side of the public good.  – Christina Macpherson

August 15, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina reviews