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Southern lignite stupid idea, says farmer
Friday 25 Jan 13 9:00am
The idea of digging up fertile farmland for lignite coal is “100% stupidity,” a visiting Australian farmer says.
Queenslander Rob McCreath told the Keep the Coal in the Hole summer festival in Gore this week how his community group stopped a large colamine and petrochemical plant from going ahead on prime agricultural land in the Darling Downs.
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