| Record Number |
19033 |
| ISBN |
9781742235936 |
| Location |
363.7 BER |
| Author |
Beresford, Quentin, 1954- (author.). |
| Title |
Adani and the war over coal / Quentin Beresford. |
| Published |
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2018. |
| Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2018. |
| ©2018. |
| Collation |
405 pages : map ; 24 cm. |
| Content types |
text |
| cartographic image |
| General Note |
Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information) |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-394) and index. |
| Summary Note |
Coal is the political, economic and cultural totem for debates about climate change. Yet Australian politicians have had a love affair with coal, which has helped lock our politics - and our country - into the fossil fuel age. This searing book takes apart the pivotal role of the Adani Carmichael mine in the conflict over coal. We see the rise of a fossil fuel power network linking mining companies, mining oligarchs, the big four banks, right-wing think tanks, lobby groups, the conservative media and all sides of Australian politics. On the other side, we have one of the biggest social movements ever seen in Australia in the form of #StopAdani uniting to try to save the Great Barrier Reef, native title rights and to fight the corrupt politics of coal. Looking into the social, environmental and economic elements of this big fight, as well as the background of Gautam Adani himself, this book tells the full story of one of the lightning rod issues of our time. |
| Personal Name |
Adani, Gautam |
| Corporate Name |
Adani Mining Pty. Ltd |
| Subject |
Coal -- Economic aspects -- Australia |
| Coal mines and mining -- Environmental aspects -- Queensland -- Galilee Basin |
| Coal mines and mining -- Queensland -- Galilee Basin |
| Coal mines and mining -- Law and legislation -- Australia |
| Coal -- Environmental aspects -- Australia |
| Coal basins -- Environmental aspects -- Queensland -- Galilee Basin |
| Coal mines and mining -- Economic aspects -- Australia |
| Protest movements -- Australia |
| Coal basins -- Queensland -- Galilee Basin |
| Coal mines and mining -- Australia |
| Mineral industries -- Australia |
| Coal mines and mining -- Environmental aspects -- Australia |
| Coal mines and mining -- Social aspects -- Australia |
| Geographic Name |
Galilee Basin (Qld.) -- Environmental conditions |
| SUBJECT |
Australian |
