By Henry Longbottom Henry Longbottom SJ is a member of a Roman Catholic religious order known as the Jesuits (to which Pope Francis belongs) and is currently studying for the priesthood. He is actively involved in London Mining Network. When I became a Catholic seven...
By Hal Rhoades On the 29th of May I was delighted to represent London Mining Network and network member The Gaia Foundation at this year’s Reclaim the Power gathering. In the shadow of Didcot power station and the tilting silhouettes of red kites, LMN shared a...
Our friends in global mine workers’ union IndustriALL have published some thoughts on the need for workers to be involved in the transition to a low carbon economy, to make sure that it takes into account workers’ needs for decent jobs. The Business...
Last month, London Mining Network and friends hosted two representatives of Colombian coal mine workers’ union Sintracarbon, who organise workers at the Cerrejón mine, owned by Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Glencore. Christine Haigh of LMN member group Global...
London Mining Network has for years been calling for a swift transition away from the mining and use of coal, because of the need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. But we have also called for this transition to be a just transition, because coal mine workers...
