Adani and the war over coal / Quentin Beresford
- Bib ID:
- 7760591
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Beresford, Quentin, 1954-, author
- Description:
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- Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2018
- ©2018
- 405 pages : map ; 24 cm
- ISBN:
- 9781742235936 (paperback)
- Invalid ISBN:
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- 9781742244228 (epub)
- 9781742248646 (pdf)
- Summary:
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Coal is the political, economic and cultural totem for debates about climate change. Yet Australian politicians have had a love affair with coal, which has helped lock our politics - and our country - into the fossil fuel age. This searing book takes apart the pivotal role of the Adani Carmichael mine in the conflict over coal. We see the rise of a fossil fuel power network linking mining companies, mining oligarchs, the big four banks, right-wing think tanks, lobby groups, the conservative media and all sides of Australian politics. On the other side, we have one of the biggest social movements ever seen in Australia in the form of #StopAdani uniting to try to save the Great Barrier Reef, native title rights and to fight the corrupt politics of coal. Looking into the social, environmental and economic elements of this big fight, as well as the background of Gautam Adani himself, this book tells the full story of one of the lightning rod issues of our time.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-394) and index.
- Subject:
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- Adani Mining Pty. Ltd
- Coal basins -- Queensland -- Galilee Basin
- Coal mines and mining -- Australia
- Mineral industries -- Australia
- Protest movements -- Australia
- Coal mines and mining -- Environmental aspects -- Australia
- Coal mines and mining -- Social aspects -- Australia
- Coal mines and mining -- Economic aspects -- Australia
- Galilee Basin (Qld.) -- Environmental conditions
- Australian
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- Publication date:
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