Why Does Ridley Still Mine Coal If He Could Make More Money From Renewables?

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By Brendan MontagueJan 20, 2015, 7:42 am34 pts
BY BRENDAN MONTAGUE, KYLA MANDEL AND RICHARD HEASMAN Lord Ridley, a landed aristocrat and prominent climate denier, will earn an estimated £4.1 million each year from opencast coal mines on his Blagdon Estate with income guaranteed until 2020, a DeSmog UK investigation has found. The British peer and author…

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