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Coal Mining off Sydney

October 27, 2008 in Barry's Rant, Environment, hpfm - Triple Bottom Line by barry

A chap I know from the Greens called me last week to ask if, as a rep of one of the groups I belong to, I would endorse a proposal to have the Warringah Council write to both State and Federal Govt’s to protest over a proposal to explore for Coal off the Sydney coastline.

Just how many things are wrong with this idea? Who is the fool that thinks this is sensible?

We want to decrease the amount of coal we burn not use more.

And given the amount of coal we have on the mainland, why would gassification, offshore with the all the attendant environmental issue be entertained at all?

I am amazed that we still have people that want to expand the most toxic industry the earth has seen. The first steps SHOULD be to immediately cancel all fossil fuel exploration licences, remove all government subsidies on mining (of all kinds) and look to seek damages from these companies for the damage they have wrought on the world.

But is that likely to happen? Of course not, we will these dirty, polluting industries rewarded for driving the Earth toward the 7th major extinction event.

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