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'They leave the devastation behind them' Newcastle 7 : Comments

By Vivien Langford, published 14/2/2011

An account of the trial and sentencing of the 7 protestors who disrupted coal exports from Newcastle

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One of the major points made by the author is that the coal companies wish to double their exports to China and India over coming years to meet those countries' needs. In other words, he's urging a ban on coal exports so that the 2.4 billion people in those two countries are not allowed to increase their quality of life or standard of living, instead forcing many of their citizens to continue to live in abject poverty. Sorry but I'm not prepared to deny a reasonable improvement in quality of life to these human beings. To simply call for a ban on the sale of coal to these countries without coming up with viable alternatives as to how to meet their reasonable expectations for a better future is just plain selfish. It may even be arrogant and racist.
Posted by Bernie Masters, Monday, 21 February 2011 12:26:44 PM
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