Voices from the Global South stand in solidarity with UK groups to oppose English opencast mines.
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 28 September 2015 Voices from the Global South stand in solidarity with UK groups to oppose English opencast mines. Representatives of fifty groups from twenty-two countries who are opposing coal mining and working for...
Is coal mining in Britain heading for extinction?
Deep coal mines were the bedrock of Britain’s industrial revolution and the struggle to save them, and the jobs and communities that relied on them, helped define the politics of the 1970s and 80s. But it looks as though Britain’s last two deep coal mines...
Wrong Decision – Bradley Mine Approved by Inspector
By Coal Action Network On Wednesday (3/6/15) it was announced that UK Coal’s application to mine 520,561 tonnes of coal from a site called Bradley was approved. The site is currently agricultural land in Leadgate, Durham, UK. This is a highly contested site with...