Big coal : Australia's dirtiest habit
Pearse, Guy2013
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Dissects charm offensive (muscle) coal industry uses publicly & behind closed doors to get its way. Exposes myth of clean coal, taxpayer-funded PR machine behind it. Lays bare desolation in regional Australia as prime farming land, fabric of communities, &much else is stripmined along with coal & how we can move to a sustainable, prosperous, future.
Main title:
Big coal : Australia's dirtiest habit / Guy Pearse, David McKnight, Bob Burton.
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Imprint:
Sydney, N.S.W. : NewSouth Publishing, 2013.Sydney NewSouth Publishing, 2013.©2013
Collation:
xii, 257 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-246) and index.Also available online.
ISBN:
9781742233031 (paperback)
Dewey class:
338.2724
Language:
English
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Index terms:
AustralianCoal industryEnvironmental impactEconomic impactMining industryClimate change adaptation and mitigationExportsClimate change (Anthropogenic)Carbon sequestrationClimate change policy
BRN:
20886