I do not find queries about BM to be bizarre, although my reasons my be different.
Check the LYC posting site and the ongoing opposition Lynas has been having with the Green Coalition in Malaysia and its Australian equivalent.
http://savemalaysia-stoplynas.blogspot.com.au/
http://stoplynas.org/
I can forsee similar "save BM" movements here, using social media, website, blogs.
How do we resolve opposition to BM coal, I do not know, because you are dealing with groups who are opposed to anything to do with business (or as they are fond of saying "people before profits", forgetting where their jobs come from). Or simply are saying "not in my back yard"