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As part of Still Burning, Coal Action Network contributed to this report on Coal, Colonialism & Resistance.
This guide draws on 18 years of organisational knowledge fighting opencast coal mine applications. This was always shoulder-to-shoulder with local communities trying to preserve their local environment, way of life, and often motivated by the looming threat of global climate chaos…
Adani’s Australian Charmichael mine is insured by UK firms, so Coal Action Network supporters have been organising in support of Stop Adani’s call to prevent the mine getting insurance
Save Druridge successfully defended ‘Druridge Bay’ from becoming a 3 million tonne opencast coal mine, known as ‘Highthorn’ proposed by Banks Group.
‘Woodhouse Colliery’, a 50-year mine near Whitehaven in Cumbria would run until 2040. The large scale underground and under-sea mine would generate over 9 million tonnes of CO2 per year producing coking coal to be exported to Europe.
The community had fought over 30 years to stop UK Coal, and in 2019 teamed up with national and international activists to bring a vibrant and inspiring campaign which mixed direct action with political lobbying and legal challenges.
Supporters of Sirhowy Valley Country Park are people of the local area in Caerphilly who have come together to oppose the proposal to mine two disused coal tips north of the town of Bedwas, threatening the adjacent Sirhowy Valley Country Park .