Overview of the process to open a coal mine in the UK
This is a step-by-step guide as to how a company gets the legal stuff they need in place before they can start a new coal mine, or extend an existing one.
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Lloyd’s of London Climate Memorial – #DefundClimateChaos Global Day of Action
Join us on 29th October in either London or Newcastle for a memorial to bring to life the memories of every person harmed by the injustices of the climate crisis, as well as celebrate their fierce resistance to it.
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Coal in 2021
Opencast coal extraction causes extensive damage to local environments by opening up the land like a quarry, destroying habitats and polluting the air and water. Imported coal, from Russia, Venezuela, Colombia, the USA and Australia…
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West Cumbria Mining Ltd and EMR Capital – we reveal all.
Coal Action Network has commissioned research revealing massive debts of over £29million, Cayman Islands tax havens, corporate structures that undermine responsibility, and taxes that may not get paid.
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Rallies against proposed West Cumbria coal mine
We are the canaries in this decision, and we’ll be on the streets in West Cumbria and London on the first day of the public inquiry into the West Cumbria coal mine proposal to warn the Minister…
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The latest cautionary tale: Halton Lea Gate opencast coal mine
Between 2008 and 2012, communities fought against the threat of an opencast coal mine on the edge of their picturesque rural Northumberland villages. Northumberland Local Planning Authority sided with…
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Lloyd’s of London marketplace & coal insurance – FAQs
Firstly, it’s nothing at all to do with Lloyd’s PLC, the bank – they’re not great either, but that’s another story. Lloyd’s of London is a large insurance corporation with an HQ in London….
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Day of action against Lloyd’s of London
Join us on a day of action against Lloyd’s of London (no relation to Lloyds bank) and their marketplace insurers of fossil fuel projects on 17 May
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Public inquiry called into West Cumbria coal mine application
STOP PRESS: in a surprise decision, the West Cumbria coal mine application is going to a public inquiry called by Robert Jenrick (Secretary of State), announced late yesterday (11.03.2021). Climate change will never be a local issue.
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Tonight is the end of an 800-year era for coal exports from the North East of England
Tonight, 18th February 2021, marks the final shipment of coal mined from the North East of England. This marks a momentous victory for the years of anti-coal action, most recently the successfully defeated open cast coal mine application in Dewley Hill, near Newcastle.
