Diverse views and opinions about Galilee Basin coal mine

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iverse views and opinions from callers about the proposed massive Adani supported Queensland coal mine surfaced today on a New South Wales call-back radio program.

Many of the protests were legitimate, including that of one fellow who said the mine, which he said would be biggest in the world, could impact on water quality in the Murray Darling Basin impacting on farmers from the northern and southern parts of eastern Australia.

One fellow was optimistic about the mine arguing it was of huge import to Australia both in terms of the jobs it would create and billions of dollars it would bring to Australia in exports.

Interestingly and importantly, no one mentioned the certain greenhouse gases that would evolve from the burning of coal from the Galilee Basin; GHG the world cannot afford as its carbon budget is close to exhausted, so it matters not where the coal is burned or by whom, for if we are serious about slowing global warming the only place for that coal is in the ground.

One caller pointed out that most of the coal would be going to India, the home of the Adani company, but as the world’s climatologists have repeated pointed out, it matters not where the coal is burnt, but whether or not it is burned.

Interestingly, while the debate goes on about Galilee Basin mine, Vietnam is struggling with a difficulty that has arisen because of global warming, involving heavy rainfall and coal mines.

EcoWatch reports: “Ongoing downpours in northeastern Vietnam have resulted in toxic spills and flooding from multiple coal mine and power plant sites in the province surrounding the Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site.”

Read the EcoWatch story - “Toxic Floods From Coal Mines and Power Plants Hit Vietnam’s Ha Long BayWorld Heritage Site”.