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June 10th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Working hand in hand with a multinational energy giant is not the path most people expect a conservationist to take.
But to William Henry “Harry” Butler, changing the system from within seemed the most effective approach.
Dr Butler is commonly known for his In the Wild nature show, which aired on ABC Television in the late 1970s and early 1980s. However, it is not so well known that he began working with resources companies as a conservation consultant well before the series made him a household name.
Still sporting his trademark bushy beard and going strong at 82, he has been appointed an officer of the Order of Australia for promoting wildlife conservation to the community and developing collaborative environmental partnerships with the oil and gas sector.
At the heart of that work has been Barrow Island off Western Australia’s Pilbara coast, where oil “pumpjacks” or “nodding donkeys” have peppered the landscape since 1967.
Dr Butler was there then, consulting for a joint venture company involving Chevron, and his work with the US-based firm looks set to continue until its massive Gorgon liquefied natural gas project on the island begins producing in 2014.
Over the decades, resources companies had become far more environmentally conscious, right down to low-ranking workers, he said.
“With no false modesty, it’s come from the model which we set up on Barrow Island, which has not only been copied by many people, it’s been used by government to make legislation,” Dr Butler told AAP.
“The things we did voluntarily, everyone now has to do.”
The environmental approvals process had become very bureaucratic, however, and there was merit in Brazil’s “one-stop shop” approach, he said.
It was possible to speed up the process and still protect the environment.
“But it’s got to be properly managed,” he said.
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