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Coal to liquids: Coalition’s latest energy brain-fart is their craziest yet, and that takes some doing
Coalition’s proposed solution to the fossil fuel crisis is its craziest yet. Meanwhile, credible solutions – cleaner, quicker and cheaper – are right in front of us.
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