19 April 2008
From New Scientist
Most coal today comes from opencast workings. Emissions, primarily of methane, CO2 and carbon monoxide, start as soon as the overburden above the coal seams is stripped away. Conservative estimates suggest that these gases alone account for about twice the emissions of the burning of the coal mined.
Leading climate scientists warn that dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions must begin immediately to avoid catastrophic climatic shifts, yet most policy proposals consist primarily of goals that are decades off. Fossil Fools Day brought about creative, and often confrontational, actions reflecting this urgency. Activists demanded a rapid transition away from fossil fuels and toward the localization of energy, food, and economic systems for a just, sustainable future.
www.fossilfoolsdayofaction.org
In Brisbane, Australia, 40 people took to the streets marching from one Coal "Climate Criminal" Company to the next where speakers read a manifest of the crimes the company has committed. The companies were:
* Rio Tinto
* BHP
* XStrata
* BMA
* Peabody
* and the Queesland State Government for continueing to set policies encouraging these crimes.
More photos from our day at Flickr.
Not so much an April Fools joke...
Anna Bligh and the Clean Coal Cheer Squad.
The Clean Coal Cheer Squad with some CFMEU reps from the Coal Mining Division.
In the Brisbane Times here...
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