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Coal Mine Fire Threatens Power

posted by mattie_p on Monday February 17 2014, @05:53PM   Printer-friendly
from the not-in-my-backyard dept.

Submitted on behalf of user "crutchy" #179, who writes:

"I don't seem to be able to use the 'Submit Story' feature at the moment... I just thought I'd flag a little saga currently unfolding near where I live. An open cut coal mine that supplies coal to a nearby 1600MW power station in Victoria, Australia, has been on fire for over a week. This could threaten electricity generation in the area and might have been deliberately set.

What might be more interesting is the lack of news media attention to it."

[Ed. Note] we're working on fixing article submission, thanks for getting this to us via alternate means.

 
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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by dilbert on Monday February 17 2014, @05:57PM

    by dilbert (444) on Monday February 17 2014, @05:57PM (#898)
    I'd like to apologize for the lack of news coverage...the press were too busy covering a few dozen dead birds over a 5 square mile solar panel array in the middle of the desert.
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  • (Score: 1) by Vanderhoth on Monday February 17 2014, @06:02PM

    by Vanderhoth (61) on Monday February 17 2014, @06:02PM (#905)

    Dude, you totally beat me to it... And now I'm getting Slow Down Cowboy!

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    "Now we know", "And knowing is half the battle". -G.I. Joooooe

    • (Score: 1) by dilbert on Monday February 17 2014, @06:09PM

      by dilbert (444) on Monday February 17 2014, @06:09PM (#911)
      It's because you took the time to find an appropriate URL while I just threw the snark out as quickly as possible. That 'slow down cowboy' has hit me a few times as well.

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by regift_of_the_gods on Monday February 17 2014, @07:34PM

    by regift_of_the_gods (138) on Monday February 17 2014, @07:34PM (#979)

    Maybe they were dead canaries that fled the coal mine before it exploded?