Who opposes the mining proposal?
He said that his foundation together with the Mackay Conservation Group would tell the court that the return of the mine “was not worth this impact”.
Mackay Conservation Group Climate campaigner Imogen Lindenberg said that Winchester South could be the largest new coal mine in the nation.
“If this mine continues, it will create more pollution than produces Australia in one year,” she said.
“We already live in a time of climate catastrophe.
“The houses of many people are flooded, there are forest fires – they are not only we, they are all the beautiful endangered species.”
What did Whitehaven say?
“It’s the right project, in the right place, at the right miner at the right time,” he said.
Holt said that Winchester would also support production that was vital for the transition from Australia to renewable energy.
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