Coal Action Network Roadshow
Wednesday
13th April, 7-9pm,
Next To Nowhere, 96 Bold Street, L1 4HY
Burning coal produces vast amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, but the
social justice and local environmental issues are often over looked. This
Coal Action Network event fills this gap and exposes the UK's coal industry,
following the coal from its global sources to the power stations which
burn it.
We are working with Reclaim the Power to shut down the UK’s biggest
opencast coal mine Ffos-y-fran near Methyr Tydfil during the from the 30th April to the 4th May. Come to this open
meeting to discuss the reasons for the camp and share practical information
on how to get involved.
To find out more about the issues download our shocking report into the
UK's coal trade:
Reclaim the Power mass action camp: End Coal Now. Let's shut down the
UK's largest coal mine.
The local community in Methyr Tydfil have fought for years to resist
the corporate owners of the mine, Miller Argent, who pollute the area
and whose coal fuels dirty Aberthaw power station. The company are now
trying to force through plans for a huge new opencast mine on common land
next door at Nant Llesg - despite it being rejected by the local council
last year. From Saturday 30th April to Wednesday 4rg May we'll be setting
up camp nearby in solidarity with the community, and in support of a wave
of resistance to fossil fuel extraction around the world. We'll then take
action to shut down Ffos-Y-Fran, the UK's largest opencast coal mine.
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