Waste-to-power plant may lead to 'feed the furnace' mentality
A plan to burn rubbish for power in a plant in Canberra's east will create a "feed the furnace" mentality, ACT Conservation Council executive director Larry O'Loughlin says.
Kirsten Lawson is the Chief Assembly reporter at The Canberra Times
A plan to burn rubbish for power in a plant in Canberra's east will create a "feed the furnace" mentality, ACT Conservation Council executive director Larry O'Loughlin says.
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