Antinuclear

Australia’s flawed “mine-set” about coal mining

Dennis Matthews, 4 March 14 The toxic fumes that are causing residents  to flee from Morwell in Victoria and the deadly smog that is covering cities in China have the same origin, burning coal.

China appears not to have learned the lessons of Europe’s industrial revolution but Australia is in no position to criticize. Coal is the fuel of centuries past but Australia is still using it in large quantities and exporting it in massive quantities to countries like China. All in the name of increased wealth with little thought of the costs to health and the environment.

The sooner we start employing more people in energy efficiency and renewable energy the sooner we can get away from this mine-set, that digging things up and polluting air, soil and water constitutes progress.

March 4, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News