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British company GCM wants to open a massive open-pit coal mine in Phulbari in the north-west of Bangladesh, displacing up to 220,000 people and threatening the Sundarbans, one of the world’s largest remaining mangrove forests and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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One of the mature trees UK Coal wish to trans-locate or relocate
After many delays Northumberland Council will decide whether mining at Whittonstall will be allowed on the 2nd July. Whittonstall Action Group are asking that concerned people write a letter of objection to this application. If you do not live in the area your comments are still valid as tourism is very important to the local economy. For more details about what to include please see http://www.whittonstallactiongroup.co.uk/letter.php
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Social Justice and Environmental Campaigners demonstrated at the High Court of Justice, London.
Today desperate Coal Company – UK Coal sought to over-rule the community, Durham Council and the Secretary of State’s Inspectors to be allowed to mine over half a million tonnes of coal from rural County Durham.
Today was the first of two days of a judicial review into the decisions made against the mine. The Coal Action Network and other groups including the London Mining Network, came to support the previous decision and show the coal companies that they still face fierce opposition to this and there other opencast mine applications.
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Demonstration in central London against UK Coal this Wednesday
UK Coal have been trying to opencast Bradley, Dipton in county Durham. First their planning application was unanimously rejected by the local council. Then they lost on appeal and now they’re seeking a judicial review.
Please join The Coal Action Network at 9am on 5th June at the Royal Courts of Justice and let UK Coal know that no community consent means no open cast mining! Bring lots of banners and be prepared to make some noise!
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Struggling mining company UK Coal are desperate to opencast 556,000 tonnes of coal from Bradley, County Durham. They are taking their application to Judicial Review on 5th June at the London High Court.
UK Coal seemed to be going into liquidation voluntarily (according to a report in the Financial Times). Local businesses in the North are no longer providing tyres as they haven’t been paid in months and all diesel needs to be paid for up front, at their Potland Burn site. The company is trying to off load its pensions obligations to the government for Daw Mill colliery and is failing to compensate the family of a miner killed at one of their sites. This doesn’t sound like a company who can be trusted to restore a new site, nor treat their workers and families fairly.
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