but I may have come up with a solution.one of the key things...

but I may have come up with a solution.

one of the key things coal had going for it is the union support that the industry enjoys. unions love coal because it provides so many jobs and therefore, Union fees.

with the labor party being pretty much a branch of the union movement, if a union was on board with the mine site development, then the chances of success for the project would go up exponentially.

but two things:

1) I'm not even sure how many jobs are going to be available at alpha, and as such, if it's worth a unions time to advocate for it (union fees from 10 workers is hardly an attractive offer). and;

2) inviting unions to the table is like inviting the devil to a dinner party. be prepared to have cost estimates blow out and the mine site shut down for every loose nail a union rep finds onsite.