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19 May 15
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Around 27bn tonnes of coal are thought to be locked under the ground of the Galilee Basin in the outback of Queensland. A huge proposed complex of coal mines is planned here, including the world’s largest thermal coal project.
So are railway lines and a massive expansion of the Abbot Point port on the Great Barrier Reef.
What will this mean for the Aboriginal community, the Great Barrier Reef and the world's climate?
Around 27bn tonnes of coal are thought to be locked under the ground of the Galilee Basin in the outback of Queensland. A huge proposed complex of coal mines is planned here, including the world’s largest thermal coal project.
So are railway lines and a massive expansion of the Abbot Point port on the Great Barrier Reef.
What will this mean for the Aboriginal community, the Great Barrier Reef and the world's climate?
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^ Cheaper Coal?
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should there be a link? Not that I'll probably click on it.
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Yeah can you post a link so I can ignore it please.
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it's just a miner detail
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People have to suffer to keep the super rich happy.
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Here you go :
. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2015/may/15/carbon-bomb-australia-the-new-coal-frontier |
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What will this mean for the Aboriginal community, the Great Barrier Reef and the world's climate? Disaster, for all three. The Arctic is under threat from oil companies. And rain forests are being depleted by the hour. We seem hell bent on destroying the world's eco system - and as a consequence, this planet will die. |
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Thank leopard.
Excellent piece. |
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facts i think that 'planet will die' line shows the arrogance of man, and the reason we still have opposition to the climate change argument.
this planet will be here long, long, long after we die out (or move on...?), as it was before we existed. we are nothing but a pest on its skin. when it does die, it will not be because of man's actions. we are changing the world, but the only thing it is killing is us - this is the argument that needs to be presented. we have to appeal to people's selfish nature, they might not care about rain forests and endangered species, but hopefully they can raise some empathy for loved ones. it's a hard sell, because more than likely we wont have huge problems in our lifetime - you're asking people to care for potential great-great grandkids. annoyed with immigration now? wait until some of the world's most densely populated areas are uninhabitable due to heat. imagine worldwide water shortages. the planet doesn't need to do anything, we will kill each other. and the world will continue merrily along without us. |
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the earth as we know it died many years ago due to atmospheric polution blocking out the sun for hundered of years but it came back to life
so yes.we are merely a pest and only a danger to OURSELVES and maybe other species but not the planet itself |
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I meant the planet will die as far as being sustainable for life.whether that be by natural disasters or pollution. Caused by mans ignorance and arrogance
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Natural disasters caused by man's ignorance?
Read the thread on the Australian forum about mmgw and the scam behind it. |
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THE CLIMATE CHANGE MYTH that Julia wants us all to pay for
That's the one, might take time to read through it. |
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Yep, I should have put natural disasters in quotes to help you sceptics. Earthquakes,hurricanes,tsunamis, you name them. These will all increase in numbers, as we continue to plunder the earths resources.
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As someone that lives next to a death trap abandoned coal mine I am a bit biased but it is surely madness to continue using fossil fuels at the current rate for energy when there are alternatives, given that they are finite and needed for other things. Climate change being a myth wouldn't change any of that. £££££££s always get in the way though.
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Agreed
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