tony abbot says he supports brown coal

Great article by or infamous Tom Arup

http://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/abbott-the-future-is-bright-brown-20110720-1hoxc.html

Worth reading and looks great or Esi someone has old Our Tony

Here is a little of the article

"OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has backed the long-term future of coal-fired power, arguing there is ''no reason'' new brown coal plants should not be built.
Speaking with workers at a manufacturing plant in Morwell, Mr Abbott said he could see no need to close greenhouse-gas-intensive coal power stations or to prevent new plants being built.
''I think there is no reason why we shouldn't build baseload power stations using coal,'' he said.
''You can't run a modern economy without a lot of power. Now and for the forseeable future, the most cost-effective way of producing power is going to be coal.''


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