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On 14/12/2012 15:06, Mike Tomlinson wrote:
En el artículo , Huge
escribió:

And you have some evidence to back up your assertion that this is no longer
the case?


http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/uk-...final-results-
062612588.html

"as at 30 March 2012, the average forward market price for coal for
deliveries in the remainder of 2012 was £67 per tonne."

http://www.indexmundi.com/commodities/?commodity=coal-
australian&months=60

Aug 2012: £62.05

that, of course, ignores the cost and environmental impact of shipping
it from Down Under.


Shipping something half way around the world is often cheaper and has
less environmental impact than delivering it from the docks to an
average distance destination within the UK.

Colin Bignell