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Not so cheap: Australia needs acknowledge the real cost of coal
2014-06-08 16:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: US President Barack Obamas latest plan to reduce carbon emissions is a welcome one, and not just because it addresses climate change. In publicising the plan to cut emissions from old coal power stations, Obama put the emphasis on health. Now it is time for Australia to do the same. Here we continue to ignore the real costs of coal, instead clinging to the myth that coal is cheap, justifying continuing expansion and subsidies for the industry. In the immediate wake of last months budget,...
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