Friends of the Earth urges Michael Gove to reject planning permission for the Cumbrian coal mine branded 'absolutely indefensible' by government climate advisors.
… to the planning inquiry, West Cumbria Mining was clear that its target is replacing … the Russian invasion of Ukraine, West Cumbria Mining has not claimed that its coal would …
The UK's coal burn is not just having a huge impact on climate, writes Anne Harris. It's also devastating communities in the UK, Russia, Colombia and other nations that supply our coal power stations. Those impacted are doing their best to resist the mining companies that are destroying their land, stealing their homes and polluting their air and water. But they need our help!
… impacted are doing their best to resist the mining companies that are destroying their … is to quickly phase out coal burning and the mining it requires once and for all. The … and the USA in the year to August 2015. Mining in the UK In the UK communities are …
The curse of Uranium has fallen once again on the Black Hills of South Dakota, ancestral home to the Lakota Indians - now fighting a massive mining project that threatens land, rivers and groundwater. But this time, writes Ben Whitford, the Lakota are not alone ...
… water! Ben Whitford | 3rd March 2014 News Mining Ecocide Indigenous Peoples USA Water … the Lakota Indians - now fighting a massive mining project that threatens land, rivers and … ... In recent years, that's led a number of mining corporations to target the region, and …
'The rush to mine this pristine and unexplored environment risks creating terrible impacts that cannot be reversed.'
… Attenborough urges halt to deep sea mining plans Brendan Montague | 12th March … systems and its carbon storage function. “Mining the deep sea could create a devastating … to put in place a moratorium on all deep sea mining – a call I wholeheartedly support.” The …
Villagers are using the law to take on lignite mining in Germany.
… Human rights not mining rights Staff Reporter | 22nd October … News ClientEarth RWE Climate Breakdown Coal Mining Editor’s Picks Change Makers … are using the law to take on lignite mining in Germany. German energy giant RWE – …
Gove stokes environmental anger by approving first new coal mine in 30 years.
… In The Hole UK Government Climate Breakdown Mining Editor’s Picks Artist's impression of … UK Government, condemned the decision as undermining UK efforts to reach net zero. “The UK’s …
Far from 'hippies versus miners', this was a former mining community which took on a developer and won, again and again.
… 19th August 2020 | Comment Climate Breakdown Mining Durham council said no to opencast Far … 'hippies versus miners', this was a former mining community which took on a developer and … campaigns: clued-up local people, many with mining heritage who care fiercely about their …
The government’s recent approval of the proposal to open a new coking coal mine in West Cumbria is an example of such climate nationalism in action.
… Comment Climate Nationalism West Cumbria Coal Mining Climate Breakdown Editor’s Picks … will occur. And even if it does, the US mining companies may switch at least some of …
The impending renewal of the license for a uranium mine in Nebraska has ignited a years long resistance among those - most of them women - for whom good health and safe, clean water in the Ogallala aquifer is as important as life itself, writes Suree Towfighnia. But for others, jobs and money come first. Now the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must reach its decision.
… Waging NonViolence | 13th October 2015 News Mining Indigenous Peoples USA Water Pollution … to purchase "Protect Sacred Water, No Uranium Mining" yard signs and placed them around … and community about the dangers of uranium mining, sees the issue as cut and dry. "You're …
Banks Mining application for Highthorn near Druridge Bay, Northumberland, turned down by communities secretary Robert Jenrick.
… | 9th September 2020 | News Climate Breakdown Mining Coal Banks Mining Friends Of The Earth Druridge Bay Banks Mining application for Highthorn near Druridge …
Extinction Rebellion promises 40 days' protest during the Christian period of Lent which begins today.
… February 2020 News Climate Breakdown Coal Mining Extinction Rebellion Change Makers … predicting more will come throughout the day. Mining They are calling on Durham County … The campaigners said that extending the mining operation went against the commitment …
Minister will make announcement about Banks Mining's three million tonne open-cast mine beside Druridge Bay in Northumberland by April 7.
… April 2020 News Climate Breakdown Coal Banks Mining 23392422-1.jpg Minister will make announcement about Banks Mining's three million tonne open-cast mine … Government lawyers have written to Banks Mining to say a recommendation has been made …
Banks Mining's operations at its Bradley surface mine in County Durham have ceased.
… coal Tom Wilkinson | 18th August 2020 | News Mining Climate Breakdown Banks Mining Friends Of The Earth Banks Group Banks Mining's operations at its Bradley surface …
Britain’s climate 'leadership' is based on the profoundly unjust and violent transition that was the defeat of the 1980s miners' strike.
… Coal Gas UK Government Neoliberalism Mining … workers to shape political decision making. Mining as a source of employment in the UK had … indefinite strike started within the coal mining sector. This is not the place to …
A deal to give up 500,000 acres of public lands in Utah to the tar sands industry in return for 1.5 million acres of industry is a sacrifice too far, writes Alexander Reid Ross, as it disclaims the wider costs of massive water use and contamination in the headwaters of the Colorado River, already seriously stressed by drought.
… ecosystem has been leased to active tar sands mining, the people who live downstream from … being destroyed by the extensive bitumen mining. Much of the vital freshwater ecosystem … the tar sands region of Utah, before the main mining has even commenced. "The wilderness …
Coal leases on public lands operated by the US Bureau of Land Management are responsible for 40% of US coal production and 14% of total US CO2 emissions, writes Mike Gaworecki - yet their environmental impacts have not been reviewed in 35 years.
… in scientific knowledge of the risks posed by mining and burning coal to human health and … statement that examines the contribution of mining and combustion of BLM coal to climate … statement that examines the contribution of mining and combustion of BLM coal to climate …
A powerful call has gone out the the US Export-Import Bank not to finance a massive coal mine, railway, port terminal and dredged 'canal' through Australia's Great Barrier Reef with $1 billion in loans and guarantees.
US tax dollars must not finance $1bn Great Barrier Reef destruction! The Ecologist | 20th February 2015 News Coal Fossil Fuels Australia USA Finance Climate Change Natural World Oceans …
The Drax power station in North Yorkshire is among Britain's greatest greenhouse gas emitters, writes Almuth Ernsting. Not only is it burning some 6 million tonnes of coal every year, it is also burning its way through forests in the USA and other countries as it converts to biomass-fired units, rewarded by £1.3 million a day in subsidies. Join the #AxeDrax protest this weekend!
… relies on the same extractive model as coal mining, with similarly disastrous effects: … La Guajira's economy have steeply declined. Mining now accounts for 61% of the … previously published on Yes to Life, No to Mining . In 2015, Drax's biomass subsidies …
When Mike Roselle tried to give his State Governor a sample of Mountain Top Removal dust for analysis, he was not expecting to be arrested at gunpoint and banged in jail for a week on suicide watch - all without charge.
… blasted and gouged away by the barbarous mining method called Mountaintop Removal. … perhaps. Mercury? Who really knew. The mining companies weren't saying. Neither was … Coal Roselle got it into his head to take the mining dust to the one person in the state who …
Precious World Heritage Sites that protect vital biodiversity and human cultures are at risk from oil decelopment and other industries. Under threat are not just nature, wildlife, land and water but the 11 million people who depend on the 114 sites' environmental quality for their livelihoods.
… | 6th April 2016 News Conservation Energy Oil Mining Development Indigenous Peoples Oceans … ranging from oil and gas exploration to mining and illegal logging. Sites at risk … mixed World Heritage sites have oil, gas or mining concessions overlapping them or they …
King Coal's reign is coming to an end, writes Chris Rose, at least as a fuel for generating electricity. Following a price collapse half of all production is being sold at a loss - and major coal users like China are still moving away from the high-carbon fuel.
… Tracker Initiative. A recent article in Mining Weekly also says the coal industry is …
Coal powers America. But at what cost? Peter Bull investigated the question in the epic new documentary Dirty Business: 'Clean Coal' and the Battle for Our Energy Future. Joshua Frank met up with him ...
… on Appalachia and mountaintop removal coal mining, and on the health and environmental … climate change: the CO 2 released by the mining and burning of coal. That's why … position on mountaintop removal coal mining. Why does there seem to be such a …