Another great piece by Aidan Ricketts Judging by the recent - TopicsExpress



          

Another great piece by Aidan Ricketts Judging by the recent rash of blistering attacks from resource industry lobby groups against anyone who dares to question them, the industry is very much in attack mode. The writing is clearly on the wall for the fossil fuel sector. Climate change is real to 97% of reputable scientists, China is winding back on coal consumption, and investment funds around the world are now taking the approaching carbon bubble seriously. Those left holding coal assets in the near future will be rushing for the door. Yet in Australia we find ourselves living in an intellectual backwater where our federal government, dominant newspaper group and the fossil fuel industry are waging a rearguard propaganda war to deny climate change, subsidise fossil fuels, demonize renewable energy, and publicly attack anyone who dares to protest. Read more: aidanricketts/nimbys-blow-ins-professional-protesters/ #Protest #law #politics #fossilfuels #coal #csg #landwaterfuture #climate #auspol #nswpol
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 03:39:02 +0000

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