Category: Mining

Adani Double Standards

Greens claim that the Adani coal mine in Queensland may force some desert finches to move a bit further out.

What is the Green Solution to this possible minor environmental disturbance? – ban the mine.

But every wind turbine continually chops up threatened birds and bats. A survey at one wind “farm” in Victoria found that 1,500 birds were killed in one year – wedge-tail eagles, falcons, kites, hawks and other birds as well as un-counted bats.

There are 94 wind farms in Australia, each with its own avian graveyard.

The Green Solution to this real environmental abomination? – pretend it is not happening.

By Viv Forbes

Why Big Miners turned Green

Big miners like Rio and BHP employ many geologists, chemists and physicists who can show that natural climate cycles have been occurring for millions of years. Why then are their boards pushing the man-made climate fable?

It’s all about money.

Wind turbines, solar farms and electric cars need humungous amounts of copper, steel, rare earths, lithium, silicon and aluminium for towers, transmission lines, charging stations, generators, motors, panels and batteries.

This means higher metal prices and bigger profits, dividends and bonuses.

All pretty simple.

Viv Forbes