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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 years ago

Coalmine approvals in Australia this year could add 150m tonnes of CO2 to atmosphere

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Coalmine approvals in Australia this year could add 150m tonnes of CO2 to atmosphere

www.theguardian.com

silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 years ago
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Expansion of metallurgical coalmine in Queensland will add 31m tonnes alone with activists accusing Albanese government of being reckless
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    If we see war at a metaphor for fighting climate change this would be akin to sending tanks and ammo to the enemy.

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    I’m so glad we voted in the left wing of the neoliberal government this time.

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    sigh. We are doomed.

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    Why are we still pushing for coal mines? I would have thought australia would be ideal for solar in certain places.

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      It is, but some of the richest people in Australia are invested in coal.

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        Whoever could have guessed that “red neoliberals” wouldn’t be the solution to decades of inaction by blue neoliberals?

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        Well it always is down to something like that, but how depressing. I always think, just how much money do you need?

        Also if you are a great business person, why not diversify in what clearly needs to be future tech and infrastructure?

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          I always think, just how much money do you need?

          Wealth is the ultimate addiction.

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    At this point it feels like we are just chemistry and the idea we have control is just an illusion.

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