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Australia: Australia approval of vast coal mine evil says marine scientist
2016-04-04 11:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Australian lawmakers have been slammed as crying crocodile tears after giving the go-ahead for a mega-mine amid scientist warnings of record bleaching across the Great Barrier Reef. The Queensland government granted leases on Sunday at the AUS $22 billion Carmichael mine, which aims to produce 60m tonnes of coal a year for shipment through the delicate, coral ecosystem to Asia. In recent months, warm waters driven by a strong El Nino and man-made emissions have caused vast tracts of the 2,300-km...
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