Large-scale coal mining backed by French bank #Société_générale threatens the Great Barrier Reef
▻http://www.multinationales.org/Large-scale-coal-mining-backed-by
Northeastern #Australia's enormous coal deposits attract interest from all directions. Nine huge mining projects are underway in Queensland – along with train tracks and freight terminals, CO2 emissions by the millions, and a vital threat to the coastline’s unique world heritage site: the Great Barrier Reef. A French bank, Société Générale is in charge of advising investors for the most advanced of these mining project, Alpha Coal. This article was originally published in French. Translation : Guy (...)
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►http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/Global/australia/images/2012/Climate/Galillee_Report.pdf