West Cumbria Mining have been granted planning permission for the on land section of a coking coal mine which would reach under the Irish sea. Lead by Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole and South Lakes Action on Climate Change – towards transition, a number of campaign groups and the local MP, Mr Farron, have […]
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Earth First! Takes on Coal Mining in the North East of England
19th August 2019
This is a reprint of the Earth First! press release: Activists under the banner of Earth First! Take on Coal Mining in the North East of England Two Coal Mines Shut Down In the early hours of this morning, activists from the North East, around the UK and abroad entered and occupied machinery in Field […]
Pont Valley at Durham Miners Gala: A Grand Day Out
30th July 2019
Guest Author: June Davison from Campaign to Protect Pont Valley On Saturday 13 July we paid our second visit to the Durham Miner’s Gala. Again, the weather was good to us, at least in the morning. On route to the field we boogied to crazy 70s and 80s favourites performed by Brandon’s brass band. As […]
Still no decision from the Secretary of State
24th June 2019
James Brokenshire, Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government, has failed to deliver with a decision regarding the future of two places in the North East of England affected by Banks Groups opencast coal extractions. A decision was promised to the community trying to stop an opencast at Druridge Bay (Highthorn) on the […]
Russian Environmental campaigner threatened with prison
20th June 2019
Alexandra Korolyova a director of anti-nuclear and anti-coal group Ecodefense is being threatened with prison time, relating to failing to pay fines after Russian courts deemed the organisation a “Foreign Agent”. Ecodefense, founded in 1989, is one of the oldest environmental NGOs in Russia. It currently operates in Moscow, Kaliningrad, and Kuzbass. Coal Action Network […]
“Coal is our Heritage, not our Future”
10th June 2019
Last week people from three different campaigns against opencast coal joined together to hand in a 113,000+ signature petition to James Brokenshire, Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government, urging him to revoke permission for Druridge Bay and stop work at ‘Bradley’ in the Pont Valley. His decision on both mines is expected […]
All coal mining and imports can end today. Here’s why.
14th May 2019
At Coal Action Network, we have always campaigned on the basis that coal mining for coal-fired power should end, now. Because of the impact on the climate, on human health, on human rights, on our environment and wildlife. What we often come up against is the argument that whilst coal should end, we don’t have […]
Update on Secretary of State’s decisions on opencast coal mining
15th March 2019
The Secretary of State agreed to remake a decision regarding the revocation of planning permission for extraction of coal by opencast methods at the Bradley site in the Pont Valley, Durham, by the 25th February 2019. The department agreed that its original decision making process was “flawed” and so it would remake the decision. No […]
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Plans to extend opencast mine in Pont Valley
28th February 2019
Banks Group announced on Monday that they wish to extend the planning application at the Bradley opencast site, in County Durham. This announcement came on the same day that James Brokenshire was due to announce whether he would revoke the planning permission for this opencast mine. Local resident Liam Carr “We always feared this day […]
Dewley Hill: Banks plans to destroy it
31st January 2019
**Updated** Banks Group is looking to extract 800,000 tonnes of coal from Dewley Hill, on the outskirts of Newcastle. On 20th February Banks announced they planned to submit an application imminently to Newcastle City Council. The main information we have so far is from a preliminary planning notice was entered to Newcastle Council (this is […]