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Australia Stepping Back From The Coal-Fired Edge

TreeHugger
Climate change is powerfully symbolized by severe drought. Extended, widespread drought can make potable water scarce. Desalination plants are energy intensive and expensive to build and run: the several recently build or planned for Australia may be taken as a sign of climate change desperation. Coal rules Australian exports and politics. So, each time Australia [...]