Interesting essay which has relevance to South Australia.
Our clever, forward thinking, environmentally aware premier has thrown away a large sum of taxpayer`s cash, better utilised on things actually needed such as hospitals, on his two new pride and joys, a golf course and a motor bike racing circuit adjacent to a public area recreation spot.
Both of these so called "sports" would be the most Environmentally unfriendly and polluting exercises on which to waste good money. Especially when they already exist not too far away,
Given that SA is probably the driest Australian state and chronically water short, creating a user of huge amounts of water is difficult to comprehend and stupid to say the least. Golf courses take up large areas of good land and use huge amounts of, mostly artificial , fertiliser, pesticides and fungicides which will enter adjoining waterways causing pollution and possible algal and other rampant growth infestations downstream.
Motor bike racing creates pollution of noise, toxic fumes and tyre and track dust which may result in bronchial illnesses, not to mention the inconvenience to the locals. An undesirable spin off would be the injury or death of a participant.
To create these undesirable projects has been the removal of many mature trees and the forced removal and killing of many animals who called this area home as well as the destruction of an area of great value, enjoyment and use to Adelaide`s citizens.
All for one person`s ego. Once it has gone it is forever gone.
It will be interesting to see just how much use this travesty gets in the future with the demise of LIV.