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Environment & Energy

exboyfil

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1. Tragedy of the Commons

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Thu Aug 21, 2014, 07:13 AM

Aug 2014

Graze those sheep baby. You can see why Canada doesn't give a flip (AGW is net benefit to them), but Australia?

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/mine-giants-warn-of-multiple-threats-to-coal-industrys-future/story-e6frg9df-1226881475327?nk=297030d37c88828fa672b3ea41bbfc77

Coal is the nation’s second largest export by value, surpassed only by iron ore in 2010-11 as the top earner. It is forecast to earn Australia $40.1bn in export dollars this year, increasing to $55.1bn in 2018-19.

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