Coal Action Scotland

Category: Social/Environmental

In the face of dangerous climate change caused by human activity, the Coal Action Scotland collective exists to challenge the advancement of coal as an energy source.

We aim to inform people about the dangers posed by new coal, promote alternatives, work with those involved, and directly challenge new coal exploitation from source to point of use.

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Official Website:
http://coalactionscotland.org.uk/

Link to this page: http://indymediascotland.org/user/5970

Articles by Coal Action Scotland

Scottish Coal ask courts to allow them to walk away from opencast sites as Hargreaves directors set up Restoration Trust on Energy Minister's behalf

Scottish Resources Group circles the wagons – the end is nigh

“In the absence of new investment and urgent stakeholder support there is a high probability that SRG will be unable to continue.”

Object to Scottish Coal’s 10 million tonne Cauldhall application now!

Stop Cauldhall Opencast are calling for objections to be submitted to Midlothian Council against

Massive downsizing at Scottish Coal as all but two mines set to close

Scottish Coal have just announced 450 redundancies in the company, taking the workforce down to 300, a closure of its headquarters and the mothballing or closure of all but two of its 9 mines in Scotland.

Colombian Miners’ Strike Continues as Demands are Ignored

Coal truck crash tragedy in North Ayrshire

Last week a coal truck travelling through the small village of Fairlie in North Ayrshire

Community battles on as SEPA approves draining of Loch Fitty

The Scottish Environmental Protection Association has helped Scottish Coal over its final hurdle to starting work on its 3.4 million tonne Loch Fitty extension of St Ninnians opencast coal site.

MSPs rush to aid of ailing mining companies

In a little publicised parliamentary debate earlier this month, SNP MSPs Adam Ingram and Fergus Ewing (Energy Minister) chose sides

ATH Resources in last minute plead for deregulation and to be allowed to rescind on promises made to local communities

ATH Resources goes into Administration

Scotlands second largest open cast coal company bit the dust today. ATH Resources, based in Doncaster England but with all it’s mining operations in Scotland, suspended its shares this afternoon, then two hours later called in the administrators.

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