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Chapter 368(a) (b) Figure 3.4. (a) Water pumping mill, source: Pxfuel. (b) Discourse coalitions and photographs of wind pumps in the South African controversy.The use of this similar photograph of the Karoo wind pump narrates the story of energy-independent and dry Karoo. This shared visual storyline might contribute to an integration of two discourse coalitions – environmental risk and agnotological (see Figure 3.4(b)). The textual analysis on the TKAG’s webpage supports this finding: the text declares that the TKAG ‘stand(s) in opposition to the licencing of shale gas exploration’.28 Yet, it implies that the TKAG supports the SEA project, perhaps in the hope that it will provide proof that drilling for shale gas is harmful to the environment in the Karoo context.28 Source:https://www.treasurethekaroo.co.za, accessed 19 February 2020.Efrat.indd 68 19-09-2023 09:47