Q&A proposed West Cumbria coal mine questions
This page gives suggestions of answers to some of the more detailed questions campaigners get asked about West Cumbria Mining Ltd’s plans for Whitehaven.
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5 Insurers Rule Out The West Cumbria Mine
The insurers that have ruled out underwriting the mine are AEGIS Managing Agency, Argenta Syndicate Management, Hannover Re and Talanx. These are the first financial institutions to rule out any involvement with the project, and the win represents a new phase in the campaign to stop the project from going ahead.
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“No time for a coal mine” banners appear on all major roads into Cumbria
25 large banners opposing the proposed new coal mine near Whitehaven with the words ‘NO TIME for a COAL MINE’ were dropped on all the roads entering Cumbria on the 25th August.
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Hearing delayed – challenges against Whitehaven coal mine approval
The legal challenges against the Government’s approval of a new coking coal mine in Cumbria has been delayed from October, likely into the new year. A Supreme Court judgement on a related case causes the delay, as the decision is awaited.
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Upcoming events against proposed Whitehaven coal mine
Regular events are planned for outside the proposed site at Whitehaven. Come and show your support for leaving the coal in the ground.
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Whitehaven legal challenge update
A High Court judge has given the go ahead for 2 legal challenges over the government’s decision to grant planning permission for a controversial new underground coking coal mine in West Cumbria to proceed to a 3 day hearing in October 2023.
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Actions against proposed Whitehaven coal mine since Govt approval
Groups have taken action since the government approved a new coal mine proposed for Whitehaven, Cumbria—including: Chris Packham joined Friends of the Earth, Extinction Rebellion and others…
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Legal challenges against Whitehaven coal mine approval
Two legal challenges have been launched against the government’s approval of a new coking coal mine in Cumbria. Find out the details.
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Santa delivers Christmas coal to Gove for Whitehaven approval
On Wednesday (21/12/2022) a gang of Santas delivered sacks of ‘naughty list coal’ to Michael Gove at his Department of Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities office in Whitehall on behalf of Coal Action Network and Lush cosmetics. Holding signs reading “Christmas coal for climate criminal…
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Flawed grounds of Michael Gove’s shock approval of the Whitehaven coal mine
The UK Government has produced a 15 page letter plus appendices which outlines the reasons for granting permission to the Whitehaven coal mine application (Ref: 4/17/9007). This is mostly in the form of highlighting points on which Michael Gove agrees with…
