And another coal mine!!!!!

The State Government granted coal exploration rights to a 350-square-kilometre area of the Liverpool Plains to the multinational giant BHP Billiton in return for more than $100 million.

The deal means that one of Australia's richest tracts of agricultural land could become the state's newest coalmine if, after a five-year period, the project proceeds.

Read the article in the weekend SMH....

The whole sustainable energy thing is not really sticking with the NSW government. The only thing that does seem to stick is $100m!