“Gas or Whales” 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

PROGRAM #10676  12:00 PM PT 

“Gas or Whales.” 

A mega-project to build a “Sierra Madre” pipeline that will carry natural gas from Texas to Sonora, scheduled to begin this year, is announced as a major catalyst for the economy of the region. The long pipeline would connect with a liquefaction terminal in Puerto Libertad and large tankers would ship the gas to Asia. But environmental groups warn that the “Sahuaro” megaproject’s increased traffic of ships threatens to turn the Gulf of California into a death zone for whales and dolphins. They say it also threatens the ways of life and the economy of fishing and tourist communities in the region.

Guests: Victor Rodriguez, Reporter, Mexicali, Baja California, MX; Georgina Saad, Marine Biologist, Consultant and Independent Researcher, La Paz, Baja California, MX; Fernando Martín Velazco, Narrator, Audiovisual Artist and Independent Scenic Creator, Loreto, Baja California Sur, MX.

Photo: noaa.gov

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