(Australian) Coal executive turned climate change activist fights for seat on BHP (mining) board
Ian Dunlop seeks shareholder support, accusing fossil fuel industry of 'stuffing up' effective action
by Oliver Milman
theguardian.com, Thursday 17 October 2013 03.01 EDT
A former chairman of the Australian Coal Association, who has accused the fossil fuel industry of “stuffing up” effective action on climate change, is fighting an insurgent battle to gain a seat on the board of the mining giant BHP Billiton.
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Dunlop said governments had abrogated their responsibility to lead on climate change, while the resources industry had failed to take the initiative owing to its focus on short-term profit.
“The industry used to have nation builders but now it has technocrats with a short-term focus,” he said. “Their arguments are utter bullshit. Utter nonsense. We have a global problem and if we all sit on our hands we’ll all commit suicide together.
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http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/oct/17/coal-executive-turned-climate-change-activist-fights-for-seat-on-bhp-board
Not a comforting article...