Ravenstruther Coal Terminal Shut Down!
Ravenstruther coal rail terminal in South Lanarkshire was brought to a standstill when anti-coal protesters descended on to the site and climbed atop machinery. The coal rail terminal owned by Scottish Coal, is the main loading site for coal from all the open cast coal mines in the Douglas Valley area.
See http://coalactionscotland.org.uk/?p=2232.
Ministers Withdraw Support for Hunterston
A highly controversial plan for a new coal-fired power station at Hunterston in North Ayrshire now looks doomed because Scottish ministers have quietly withdrawn their backing for the scheme.
See http://www.robedwards.com/2010/11/plan-for-big-new-coal-plant-at-hunterston-doomed.html.