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In Australia, an uphill battle to rein in the power of coal

2013-09-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: The lucky country, as Australians call their homeland, sits on enormous deposits of natural resources: uranium, zinc, iron ore, lead, bauxite, copper, gold, manganese, and nickel. But among its greatest assets are the worlds fourth-largest coal reserves -- an estimated 76.4 billion tons, or 9 percent of global reserves. Coal mining has powered the Australian economy for decades. In recent years, thanks to the seemingly insatiable energy appetite of China and other Asian countries, Australias...

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