The Press: The fight over whether climate change should be considered when applications are made for coalmining continues as a West Coast mine seeks to expand. The Environment Court ruled a month ago that climate change could not be considered when local authorities assessed applications for coal extraction, despite coal combustion releasing carbon dioxide, a known greenhouse gas. Instead, it was deemed a matter for central government. The West Coast Environment Network and Forest & Bird have appealed...
URL: http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/7005738/Fight-over-climate-change-in-coalmining-continues
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