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Australia: Alpha mine 'could accelerate climate change'
2013-09-17 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The Australian Conservation Foundation says a proposed coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin could accelerate climate change if it goes ahead. Court proceedings started yesterday in the Land Court to stop GVK Hancock's Alpha Coal Project in the state's central-west. Community members are contesting the mine, but Hancock Coal says it's already passed rigorous federal and state approval processes. The Conservation Foundation's Professor Ian Lowe says climate change is a valid argument when...
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