Following the UK Government’s plans to phase out coal-burning power stations by 2025, Coal Action Network have released a new report tracing and examining the places coal burned in the UK is coming from. And while the Government’s announcement hints at a step in the...
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...
Press release from Loose Anti Opencast Network (LAON) LAON PR 9-2014, 3/10/14 BRADLEY PUBLIC INQUIRY: FEARS OVER THE DEVELOPMENT’S FINANCIAL RISKS One of the great concerns of those opposing the attempt by UK Coal to mine the Bradley site in Co Durham, is whether the...
Press release from the Loose Anti Opencast Network (LAON) LAON PR 8-2014, 2/10/14 BRADLEY PUBLIC INQUIRY: AIR QUALITY AND THE BILLION POUND PLUS HEALTH QUESTION. The coal to be quarried from the Bradley site, if the appeal at the forthcoming Public Inquiry beginning...
Press release from Loose Anti-Opencast Network (LAON PR 6-2014) BRADLEY PUBLIC INQUIRY: THE TWENTY SIX YEAR QUESTION In their evidence to the Public Inquiry, UK Coal state that it will take three years and six months to complete the task of preparing the site,...
