3 steps towards the end of UK coal

3 steps towards the end of UK coal

Post by Anne Harris (Coal Action Network). Celebrating victory at Kendal! Photo: CAN Smoke filled the sky across the industrial parts of the UK, as coal powered the industrial revolution. First coal brought prosperity and progress, but over decades the smoke stacks...
Glencore is causing global discontent

Glencore is causing global discontent

Yesterday, 29 May, Glencore hosted its AGM in Zug, Switzerland. It was intended as a celebration of the company’s achievements during the past year. In response, people around the globe have been demonstrating their discontent with Glencore, as its mining...
The worst of the worst: the 2023 Glencore AGM

The worst of the worst: the 2023 Glencore AGM

Photo: Richard Murphy By Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, based on notes of the AGM made by Stephan Suhner, Arbeitsgruppe Schweiz Kolumbien (Switzerland-Colombia Working Group). An on-demand webcast of the AGM can be found here along with the Notice...
Opposition to Development of Great Wheal Vor

Opposition to Development of Great Wheal Vor

This article was written by the Great Wheal Vor Community and Environment group and was revised in September 2024 The Wheal Vor mining district lies in an area of Devonian Slate between two  granite masses at Tregonning/Godolphin hills and Carnmanellis. This...