Comments for Coal Action Network

Comment on Key facts: Aberpergwm coal mine expansion by Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:34:42 +0000

We agree! See our pages on coal in industry for our work on this: https://www.coalaction.org.uk/coal-industry/

Comment on Key facts: Aberpergwm coal mine expansion by John Smith

John Smith — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:24:38 +0000

The problem is that industries in Britain still use coal. It is better to mine it in this country than to import it from abroad. This doesn’t mean that coal isn’t bad, but you cannot just look at the supply side and not the demand. If using coal were more restricted, simple economics would shut down the mine.

Comment on UK Government makes it official: coal mining no more by David Robert Hann

David Robert Hann — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:52:03 +0000

The Government caveat, “When Parliamentary time allows” should also be noted. That sounds like government speak for how long is a piece of string.

Comment on Disused Mine and Quarry Tips (Wales) Bill by Valerie Mainstone

Valerie Mainstone — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:32:54 +0000

It is very important to prevent further damage to health when making coal tips safe. This is important for the workers employed to arry out the job, and for people living nearby, who have already suffered enough from the coal industry.

Comment on Historic moment ends coal for power generation by Daniel Wimberley

Daniel Wimberley — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:06:02 +0000

Extraordinary that we are exporting coal!!

At first I thought you meant that English or British or British based mining companies were still cutting coal elsewhere but you are saying that we are still mining coal in this country I can scarcely believe it.

Just a question- what’s the end of cold-powered electricity generation mentioned at all in our media because that is what fundamentally gets to public opinion or rather the opinion of that public and then use from basically useless social media misinformation

Comment on Ffos-y-fran: timeline of illegal coal mining by Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:52:03 +0000

In reply to D WIlliams.

The Council purport the company is doing some remedial works – for which the Council is paying them from the £15m restoration bond it holds but an a budget-plan hasn’t been submitted yet despite promises it would be at the beginning of 2024…

Comment on Ffos-y-fran: timeline of illegal coal mining by D WIlliams

D WIlliams — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:42:54 +0000

Any news currently about if they’ve started the restoration plan like they said they would?

Comment on Glan Lash extension: the second attempt by Sue Verney

Sue Verney — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:46:33 +0000

This is a backward looking unnecessary project producing large amounts of CO 2 emissions and methane gas, blighting the local community and producing very few jobs.,

Comment on Key facts: Glan Lash by Steven Ravic

Steven Ravic — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:30:30 +0000

It just simply doesn’t make sense to dig up more pollution. We can survive without this unnecessary destruction of our environment.

Comment on Victory – West Cumbria Coal Mine Rejected! by Pam

Pam — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 21:58:38 +0000

Some days there’s good news! This ruling for once puts common sense ahead of platitudes from the deliberately blind fossil fuel industry.