The Turow open-pit lignite mine is drying up water sources on both sides of the Polish-Czech border. In light of plans to expand mining at Turow, Czechs are now rebelling against putting up with damages from a foreign mine they get no benefits from CLAUDIA CIOBANU reports
… angry at severe water loss caused by Polish mining Claudia Ciobanu | 28th November 2016 News Mining Coal Fossil Fuels Dispute Pollution Environmental Damage polish mining .jpg The Turow open-pit lignite mine is …
Community fears for the restoration of the UK’s largest open pit coal mine.
… | 5th May 2023 | News Coal Climate Change Mining South Wales ffos-y-fran-cut.jpg … "This is a strong and clear message that coal mining goes against Wales’ climate, planning … against the company, which has continued mining coal in the months since its planning …
Campaign groups from Indonesia, Kenya and Peru have called on planners in the UK to turn down opencast coal mines in Co Durham and Derbyshire, write Anne Harris & Hal Rhoades. Not only do the mines damage local health and environment, say the activists. They also threaten global climate stability - and all countries must play their part in ending the world's coal addiction.
… in the Global South, who are opposing coal mining and working for climate justice have … reject the mine to be upheld. The second coal mining application opposed by the letter's … Both communities have a history of coal mining, and campaigners include ex-deep pit …
The opencast coal mine at Ffos-y-Fran near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales is the UK’s largest - and has produced eight million tonnes of coal. Now Miller Argent, the owner and operator, wants to extend the mine. Banks Mining has applied for planning permission to begin a new mine at Highthorn, in Northumberland. The application will go before Sajid Javid, the Communities Secretary, today. MAT HOPE of DeSmog UK spoke to the people most affected.
… hope Mat Hope | 4th December 2017 Activism Mining Coal Protest Campaigns … and operator, wants to extend the mine. Banks Mining has applied for planning permission to … have one thing binding them: opencast coal mining. As far as they are concerned, coal is …
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 …
Firm mined 270,000 tonnes of coal since planning permission ran out - more than planned extension had proposed.
… Early | 15th August 2023 | News Coal Mining Editor’s Picks Merthyr South Wales Ltd … decide about enforcing against the illegal mining once it had decided whether to approve … a clear and complete ban on any coal mining on Welsh soil, bringing it in line with …
The UK Government and industry players are looking to revitalise domestic mining, placing communities and ecosystems under threat.
… Mining in the UK: Part I Dawn Stevenson | 4th February 2019 News Recycled Mining UK Extractivism Brexit Gold Lithium … players are looking to revitalise domestic mining, placing communities and ecosystems …
Campaigners fighting the world’s biggest mining giants in Colombia visit the UK’s newest opencast coal mine.
… Campaigners fighting the world’s biggest mining giants in Colombia visit the UK’s … with decades of coal dust, explains: ‘When mining first came to the region in the 1990s, … works to expose the wrongdoing of the mining company in a region in which the …
Almudena Serpis reports on the activists taking action against the expansion of coal mining in the beautiful and ecologically important Lacaiana valley
… mountains under threat from open cast coal mining Almudena Serpis | 26th October 2011 … taking action against the expansion of coal mining in the beautiful and ecologically … practices generated by open pit coal mining as part of its 'Take the mountain!' …
In Colombia, whole villages are suffering due to the mining of coal which is destined for Europe. However, the local villagers are now unionising and fighting for more rights. MARINA KELAVA reports.
… are unionising to fight against multinational mining firms Marina Kelava | 24th November 2017 News Coal Columbia Mining Labour Unions Activism Coal dust washed … whole villages are suffering due to the mining of coal which is destined for Europe. …
The Gond tribe of Hasdeo Arand, the largest and oldest stretch of forest land in central India, is on the verge of losing its home in the face of coal mining.
… Coal mining and community activism in India Gunjeet … January 2020 News Fossil Fuels Emissions Coal Mining Coal Activism Community Action India … verge of losing its home in the face of coal mining. As the bus screeches to a halt, the …
Anti-coal campaigners are in court today in a final attempt to block the extension of a coal mine at Aberpergwm in south Wales.
… Early | 6th February 2024 | News Coal Mining Fossil Fuels Ffos-y-fran Activism … the campaigners took the Welsh Government and mining regulator the Coal Authority to court … because the colliery was granted its coal mining license before powers were devolved. …
A tangle of undercapitalised companies are coming forward to cash in on old deep coal mines in Wales, writes Guy Shrubsole - by digging them all out from above from huge open cast pits. But local communities, alarmed at the noise, pollution and destruction of landscape, increasingly see coal as an industry that's best consigned to the scrapheap.
… 2016 Activism Energy Coal Fossil Fuels Mining Corporations UK Wales Politics Climate … south Wales owes much to its history of coal mining. But, those campaigning against the … tonne of coal, when to turn a profit opencast mining really needs a price more like …
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 Paris Agreement is facing its first big test in Queensland, Australia, writes Justine Bell. After a long process beset by legal challenges, the massive Carmichael coal mine is inching closer to approval - which would open up the entire 250,000 sq.km Galilee basin and its 28 billion tonnes of coal to exploitation. Both state and federal governments have the power to ban it. But will they?
… needed by a proponent to conduct a large mining operation in Queensland: a mining lease, issued by Queensland's minister … no legal precedent for this, as historically mining projects have always been permitted, …
Mining families from Durham teamed up with climate activists to halt the expansion of an open-cast coal mine.
… News Change Makers Extinction Rebellion Coal Mining Open-cast Coal Durham screenshot_2020-03-04_at_08.36.12.png Mining families from Durham teamed up with … is notably pro-renewables, despite being a mining community. The south facing rooftops …
Campaigners are celebrating after defeating plans to build America’s largest open pit coal mine, writes Nick Engelfriend. In an epic 'David and Goliath' battle, Montana activists challenged the project, and all the politicians and businessmen that supported it, with fierce opposition, protests and demonstrations. The outcome spells hope for all in the fight against dirty energy.
… that formed in 1972 to oppose the mining. By the end of the decade only one … Now all Arch needed to break ground was a mining permit from the state, and a permit to … would still move forward, but an updated mining application Arch intended to file with …
A legal challenge has been launched against what would be Australia's biggest coal mine, writes Samantha Hepburn. If it succeeds, all future coal mine assessments will have to include the impacts of the resulting CO2 emissions on Australia's most important nature sites, such as the Great Barrier Reef.
… Legal challenge puts coal mining's climate blame on trial Samantha … Coal Cliamte Change Natural World strip_coal_mining-cut.jpg A legal challenge has been … the Great Barrier Reef. The future of coal mining in the Galilee Basin has become a point …
Why are coal-fired power stations continuing to buy coal in excess of their projected life span?
… News Change Makers Coal Coal Power Opencast Mining Pont Valley Campaign To Protect Pont … of something you push down the price. "By mining more coal in the UK than is burned in … to the local environment than traditional mining which it came to replace, hosting a …
Last week a massive 350 hectare open cast coal mine at Druridge Bay took an important step towards winning panning permission. This got Chris Goodall wondering: what if the land was turned into a solar farm instead? His surprise discovery: solar power on England's south coast already costs no more than coal - and it's only getting cheaper.
… a day over the five to seven years of active mining. The total number of deliveries of PV …
The government makes bold claims about tackling climate change and phasing out coal power stations, writes Guy Shrubsole. Yet it's 'relaxed' about two huge new coal mines that would produce ten million tonnes of coal, blighting landscapes and afflicting the health of vulnerable communities. It's time to say no to all onshore fossil fuel production.
… from UK soil. This highly destructive form of mining - gouging great holes in the landscape, … transaction - to a firm with no experience of mining and, it appears, no capital prior to … Assembly voted for a moratorium on opencast mining - but the Welsh Government haven't yet …
Next month thousands will gather in Wales to shut down the UK's open cast coal mine at Ffosyfran, whose 3,500 acres abut both Merthyr Tydfil, one of Britain's most deprived communities, and the glorious Brecon Beacons national park. It will be one of dozens of coordinated actions across the UK, and around the world, to bring the age of coal to the rapid end it so richly deserves.
… the Welsh Assembly elections and ending coal mining will be a major election issue. Back in … from dangerous, unhealthy and uncertain mining, to millions of new jobs in clean … already rejecting the application, the mining company Miller Argent is appealing, …
The development of coal mines in East Kalimantan is having a huge impact on local and indigenous populations, destroying the forest and displacing communities. London banks and City financiers take the profit.
… say Indonesian and British campaigners, coal mining is poised to rip through central … a few hundred miles west of Samarinda. Mining companies such as BHP Billiton are … its partner in Indonesia, the East Kalimantan Mining Advocacy Network, mining and the …
The regional government of Castilla y León cancelled the plan for further coal mining by Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining in Spain's Laciana Valley. It's a huge victory for campaigners, but now a new kind of economy is needed for the already depressed area.
… y León cancelled the plan for further coal mining by Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining in Spain's Laciana Valley. It's a huge … the plan for Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining (MRT) in Laciana Valley (Spain). During …