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December 17th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Updated: 18:58, Saturday December 17, 2011
Embattled chemical giant Orica has finished cleaning up a corrosive acid leak at its plant on the NSW south coast.
The company said there was ‘contained leakage’ of about 3000 to 4000 litres of concentrated sulphuric acid at its Port Kembla facility on Friday, but it has now been cleaned up.
‘The clean-up is complete … we are moving into investigating the cause and making any repairs necessary,’ a spokeswoman for Orica told AAP on Saturday.
NSW opposition environment spokesman Luke Foley said the company will have a tough job restoring public confidence after the latest leak.
‘They have got a hell of a lot of work to do to restore community confidence,’ Mr Foley told AAP on Saturday.
‘They need to pick up their act and they need to prove to the community that they can operate safely.’
He renewed his calls for the resignation of NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker, describing her as a ‘laughing stock’.
‘I don’t think anyone in the state thinks that Robyn Parker is up to the job of protecting our environment,’ he said.
‘She’s a laughing stock. She’s an embarrassment.’
He also called for the government to appoint a new chief environmental regulator following the resignation of Greg Sullivan.
‘There’s no doubt we need a chief environmental regulator in this state who will work with industry to help them lift their game, but who will also carry a big stick when necessary so local communities know that they are protected from polluting industries,’ Mr Foley said.
Ms Parker said she was shocked and disappointed to hear there had been another leak.
‘EPA investigators are conducting a thorough investigation of the incident and I am awaiting an updated report,’ she said in a statement on Friday.
‘This is very disappointing and I am shocked that yet another incident has occurred at one of Orica’s plants.
The latest leak occurred on the same day that the company decided to postpone the restart of its ammonia plant.
Orica’s Kooragang Island ammonia plant was scheduled to reopen on Thursday, but the company has since confirmed the restart has been put on hold indefinitely because of safety concerns.
The plant was shut down in August after fumes of hexavalent chromium leaked near more than 70 homes in the beachside suburb of Stockton, near Newcastle.
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