Australia approves vast coal mine near Great Barrier Reef
Source: Phys.org
JUNE 13, 2019
by Andrew Beatty
Conservationists warn the controversial mine would threaten the World Heritage-listed Barrier Reef
Australia approved Thursday the construction of a controversial coal mine near the Great Barrier Reef, paving the way for a dramatic and unfashionable increase in coal exports.
Queensland's government said it had accepted a groundwater management plan for the Indian-owned Adani Carmichael minethe last major legal hurdle before construction can begin.
The project, fiercely debated for almost a decade, comes as investors and even energy companies are moving away from fossil fuels amid concern about the climate.
Opponents warn it will create a new generation of coal exportswhich will be burned in India and Chinacontributing to further degrade the planet.
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SunSeeker
(51,559 posts)Why why WHY Australia?
lark
(23,102 posts)Australia has also been deeply infected by rw oligarchs who care only for their profits and nothing for the country or its' people.
NickB79
(19,246 posts)We're hell-bent on killing ourselves, it seems.
Takket
(21,573 posts)History will not look kindly on the generations that ignored this.
NickB79
(19,246 posts)I've developed a doomsday prepper mentality over climate change that's really straining my marriage, but I can't stop trying to think of ways to protect her from what's coming. I should probably be on antianxiety meds.
rwsanders
(2,604 posts)The Liberal Lion
(1,414 posts)For the love of everything that is good and right the time for revolt is NOW! We can no longer wait. The money grubbers will destroy our environment and leave us holding the bag. We can't wait, we must not wait, we must act NOW. By any means necessary we must prevail.
Kid Berwyn
(14,907 posts)Cant be much in shearing jolly jumbucks these days.
EarthFirst
(2,900 posts)After the last of it has been exploited and depleted; when weve created such a toxic and inhospitable environment for mankind; after the parasite is eliminated; nature will endure and recover...
Without us.