Posted on 15 Apr 2014

23 Reasons Why Coal Is The Fuel Of The 21st Century

Environmental apocalypse? Epic social media fail? Pledge your support via #australiansforcoal

Simon Crerar

by Simon Crerar

BuzzFeed Founding Editor, Australia

The Minerals Council of Australia have inadvertently set Twitter alight with the hashtag #australiansforcoal.

Thousands of responses saw the hashtag top Twitter's list of trending topics.

The debacle joins the pantheon of social media fails.

Here's why we need more coal, according to Twitter.

1. For the children.

King Slayer@2squig Follow
#australiansforcoal because our kids deserve the best bushfires, droughts, & cyclones money can buy #leardblockade
03:53 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Seriously, they deserve a future.

Andrew Bradley@andrewbradleyhc Follow
Because our kids deserve a great job, with a bright future.
#australiansforcoal
07:45 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

2. For the fish.

Dept. of Australia@DeptOfAustralia Follow
#AustraliansForCoal #auspol
02:11 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

3. For Mordor.

Max Phillips@maxphillips Follow
Because Mordor looks cool #australiansforcoal
03:50 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

4. For tourism.

Captain Ketan Joshi@KetanJ0 Follow
Because coal is helping turn Australian communities into Mordor, which helps tourism #AustraliansForCoal
03:38 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

5. For the weather.

Scott Ludlam@SenatorLudlam Follow
i am bored with the coastlines being where they are and wish there was more violent weather and thats why i'm supporting #australiansforcoal
01:54 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

6. For the factories.

Baroness Burgess@Helishingly Follow
Because why wouldn't you want more of this in your life? #australiansforcoal
07:24 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

7. For the workers.

ABC:Hammerstein@ABCHammerstein Follow
Aussie workers are ecstatic about the prospect of being reliant on coal mining forever. #australiansforcoal
03:35 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

8. For the jobs.

Quit Coal@QuitCoalOz Follow
Because of all the flow-on jobs: climate scientists, emergency services workers, health workers, corruption officials...#australiansforcoal
09:32 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

9. For the beautiful views.

The Meigans@samandmish Follow
I support #australiansforcoal Who wouldn't want this view from their horse stud or vineyard?
06:11 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

10. For the property market.

Kate Carruthers@kcarruthers Follow
Iâ€™ve always wanted beachfront property even though I live inland #australiansforcoal
02:02 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

11. For The Lucky Country.

Askgerbil Now@Askgerbil Follow
#australiansforcoal because Australia is "The Lucky Country"
08:59 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

12. For the climate.

Australian Wild@AustralianWild Follow
#australiansforcoal Because we are tough blokes
11:40 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

13. For the scary Greg Hunt memes.

Bernard Keane@BernardKeane Follow
Forever and everâ€¦ #australiansforcoal
09:36 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

14. For the fashionistas.

Elsa Evers@elsa_la_guerita Follow
Because coal is the new black #australiansforcoal
08:51 AM - 15 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

15. For the Christmas Pressies.

Luke Pearson@LukeLPearson Follow
Xmas was great for me as a kid... whether I was naughty or nice I always got what I wanted. #australiansforcoal <3
09:10 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Seriously, think of Santa.

Captain Ketan Joshi@KetanJ0 Follow
Do environmentalists know that Santa uses 150 tonnes of coal? Anti-coalies fail! LOL #AustraliansForCoal @Austs4Coal
03:51 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

16. For Gina.

ACF@AusConservation Follow
#australiansforcoal
01:22 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

Think of poor Gina.

Tony The Geek Rulz@geeksrulz Follow
Blessed are the daughters of battler mining billionaires, for they will inherit the coal. #australiansforcoal
08:17 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

17. For all the billionaires.

ACF@AusConservation Follow
Coal pollution: because 10/10 mining billionaires CAN'T be wrong! #australiansforcoal
03:58 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

18. For the scientists.

Captain Ketan Joshi@KetanJ0 Follow
9/10 scienticians agree that particulate matter make you healthier and better-looking!
#Australiansforcoal
03:56 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

19. For the talking shops.

Greenpeace Aus Pac@GreenpeaceAustP Follow
Because what harm could another 100 years do? #australiansforcoal @Austs4Coal (Sculpture by Issac Cordal)
05:18 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

20. For the hashtags.

Adam Bandt@AdamBandt Follow
Because #australiansforcoal scans better than #minersshippingprofitsoffshorewhileheatingtheplanetandgivingaustraliaworsebushfiresmoreoften
03:46 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

21. For the hi-tech future.

Franco @Frankfrancesco Follow
I want to be part of the hi-tech future and live like a Rinehart #australiansforcoal
03:51 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

22. Because wind farms suck.

Ros Lording@roslording Follow
I'm with #australiansforcoal because wind farms are such a blight on the landscape (see horizon).
07:18 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

23. And solar energy is stupid.

Greenpeace Aus Pac@GreenpeaceAustP Follow
Because you'd have to be pretty stupid to support renewable energy #australiansforcoal @Austs4Coal
05:21 PM - 14 Apr 14 Reply Retweet Favorite

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