Category Archives: Coal

“Fire” Mountain or Wingen

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Rex Tyler

It was thought to be volcanic A mountain burning long The Aborigines called it Wingen Fire still going strong They thought a tribesman caused it Who lit a fire and he Was carried off by the evil one Back in … Continue reading →

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The smoking hills of Cape Bathurst in Canada

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Rex Tyler

On the East coast of Cape Bathurst Close to the Arctic Ocean Oil hydrocarbons have been burning Actually oil shales John Franklin first discovered them In 1826 Lit by auto ignition One of those old tales the lignite underground The … Continue reading →

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Fossil fuels

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Barclays lets itself down By propping up those who Send contaminants into the atmosphere Funders sadly who Support the Coal and Tar Sands And the Frackers too And millions of gallons Of potable water What a biased view It gives … Continue reading →

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Respect indigenous people

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Rex Tyler

How easy it appears To kick a blind mans cane away To steel a pittance from a poor man On a foggy day The rich man’s jiggery pokery With phantom stocks and shares Can grab a pensioners savings As he … Continue reading →

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BANGLADESH and the open cast coal disaster

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Rex Tyler

Phulbari in Northern Bangladesh The rice bowl of their soul Wonderful agricultural land Where the Santal take their role An indigenous tribe of people Ancestral their belief Worshipping their idols And the natural world True grief To hear the British … Continue reading →

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Petcoke America’s vomit sold to India and elsewhere

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Rex Tyler

The legitimacy of tar sands crude And filthy dirty fuel The bottom of the barrel The dregs that become the jewel In the crowns of the energy corporates Who see an opening there To export to Indian factories And cause … Continue reading →

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The Carmichael Mine STOP ADANI in their tracks

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Rex Tyler

I just see inexpediency And inadvisability It just feels so unseemly Inopportune And untimely In Mundra thats in India A coal power plant was built Adani were the company Who have denied all guilt They overstepped their mark we hear … Continue reading →

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Only 12 billion litres

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Rex Tyler

12 billion litres of potable water Thats all thats needed for a years worth of coal In a place where the water is scarce And the farmers appreciate water For it is their soul Adani the Indian conglommerate business From … Continue reading →

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