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Environmental authority for Adani threatens climate and reef

Queensland Conservation Council:  https://www.qldconservation.org.au/2016/02/environmental-authority-for-adani-threatens-climate-and-reef/
3 Feb 16:

“Queensland Conservation Council today expressed disappointment that the Queensland Government issued an Environmental Authority for the Carmichael coal mine that will be Australia’s largest
coal mine and will cause dangerous greenhouse pollution.

“It seems that the government’s support for the Paris climate talks has melted away at the first test”, said Kirsten Macey,  climate campaigner for the Queensland Conservation Council. “We know that the mining and burning of coal causes dangerous  global warming and this massive mine will wreak havoc on our  climate as well as our reef. 60,000 jobs that depend on the reef are in jeopardy as a result of this decision.” … “

February 5, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News