Thursday, April 07, 2016

As the Great Barrier Reef Bleaches White, Queensland Government Approves Australia's Biggest Coal Mine

Bleached corals at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, pictured during a mass bleaching event in early 2016. (Image Credit: XL Catlin Seaview Survey) Click to Enlarge.
The Queensland government’s approach to protecting the Great Barrier Reef seems a bit like that of a hypocritical anti-drugs campaigner who preaches the evils of heroin and cocaine while running a meth lab and bong factory in their basement.

The state’s left-wing Labor Government has been simultaneously regretting the lack of global action to cut greenhouse gas emissions that damage the reef while granting approvals for the biggest coal mine in Australia’s history.

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