Tatio Geyser Panoramical View
Save the Tatio Geysers
Part 2. The Problem
The Tatio Geysers are now about to be extinct. The Chilean government, in an alliance with CODELCO (the greatest copper exporter of the country), have bought the land that lies on top of this reserve water. The reason for this, they say, is that they want to drill this geothermic zone in order to provide the country with energy of its own. But was is not implied, and remained unmentioned until recently, is that once the government and CODLECO own the rights to the area, they will also, by law, own the rights to the subterranean waters of that area.
It has been proved through experiments performed by previous scientists, that drilling geothermic zones kills geysers and that the energy that this method provides is minimal.
For this reason, locals of the area as well as tourism companies that survive solely from the Atacama region are protesting against this profit driven crime against nature. The water and the geysers themselves are priceless and should therefore remain untouched. They should be protected by law due to their great importance in this fragile ecosystem.
Part 2. The Problem
The Tatio Geysers are now about to be extinct. The Chilean government, in an alliance with CODELCO (the greatest copper exporter of the country), have bought the land that lies on top of this reserve water. The reason for this, they say, is that they want to drill this geothermic zone in order to provide the country with energy of its own. But was is not implied, and remained unmentioned until recently, is that once the government and CODLECO own the rights to the area, they will also, by law, own the rights to the subterranean waters of that area.
It has been proved through experiments performed by previous scientists, that drilling geothermic zones kills geysers and that the energy that this method provides is minimal.
For this reason, locals of the area as well as tourism companies that survive solely from the Atacama region are protesting against this profit driven crime against nature. The water and the geysers themselves are priceless and should therefore remain untouched. They should be protected by law due to their great importance in this fragile ecosystem.
2 comments:
Javi, I've never heard of the Tatio Geysers but I'm assuming that picture is of them. Amazing. It's sad the way the world is right now. Anyone will do anything to get a little bit richer as fast a they can. At least most of the big businesses in the world, most governments are the biggest of them. I agree that they should be protected but the little guy doesn't have much say in the world we live in today.
I agree. We need to get laws to protect natural wonders as these. Our biggest obstacle is those people who do not understand the significance of these beautiful things. I know that as a journalist my words affect others, as a person my actions affect nature. I think that if more people realized this a change could be made. If you are interested in Artic areas at all, a great book I recommend is Silent Snow, by Marla Cone. She makes the realization of the beauty of nature disappearing, and she does it in a way everyone can understand. Marla Cone is an Environmental Journalist... very interesting woman. Great knowledge in what she writes about.
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