âOver the 2016-17 period, we estimated that the (net present value) of coal mining could be between -$538 to -$690 billion, a very different value than if externalities were not considered ($50 to $64 billion).â vvvvvvvvvvv
â ⦠Coal mining may indeed generate colossal profits to some private companies and provide jobs and royalties for a couple of decades.
âHowever, the externalities related to the social and environmental impacts of coal mining could continue to be felt long after these mines are closed, creating the risk for local communities to be left economically deprived in the entire area.
âIf nothing is done to limit coal mining expansion in the Bowen Basin, much land could become unsuitable for other uses, rivers and water sources could become irreversibly contaminated and local communities might suffer from numerous pollution-related diseases in the years to come.â
“I want to work with cars when I finish school,” he said.
“Cars are such cool machines because I like anything with motors.
“There are all different designs of cars that are capable of all different things.”
The second annual CQUniversity STEM expo featured technology and information associated with everything from saving the Great Barrier Reef, turtle nesting and habitats, and coastal marine ecosystem research, to responsible waste management and protecting Gladstone Harbour.
Students and teachers from primary school level to university post graduates absorbed the knowledge on display at Gladstone’s marina campus.
Guest of honour was Queensland chief scientist Professor Hugh Possingham, who presented a key note address on the importance of science and mathematics in shaping the future.
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Discoloured water in Central Queensland towns is putting bottle-fed babies and pregnant mothers most at risk due to manganese contamination, new research has found.
After CQ University water expert Dr Adam Rose recently studied the potential health impacts of manganese (Mn) in drinking water supplies with fellow academics, he issued this warning.
He said recent research had shown that increased levels of Mn in the system contributed to impacts on pregnant women, infant size and mortality, and intellectual function in children as well as in the elderly. CQ University water expert Dr Adam Rose.
“If you are pregnant, I would recommend using bottled water, at least until Mn levels have reduced,” Dr Rose said.