A.Stringer<p>"Planning permission for the mine was quashed in the high court last year which meant the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government had to reassess the planning application. However, the company has now written to the government withdrawing its planning application."</p><p>Mining firm withdraws plan for UK’s first deep <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/coalmine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coalmine</span></a> in 30 years | <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Greenpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenpolitics</span></a> | The Guardian</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fossilfuels</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/positivenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>positivenews</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cumbriancoalmine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cumbriancoalmine</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpol</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/04/mining-firm-withdraws-plan-for-uks-first-deep-coalmine-in-30-years" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/apr/04/mining-firm-withdraws-plan-for-uks-first-deep-coalmine-in-30-years</span></a></p>
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Jack Lowe<p>The Observer view on the indefensible decision to open a deep coalmine in a climate crisis:</p><p>“West Cumbria Mining says it will create around 500 jobs. In an overheating world, which will become increasingly intolerant of fossil fuels, these jobs are going to be short lived.” </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/11/the-observer-view-on-indefensible-decision-to-open-a-deep-coalmine-in-a-climate-crisis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2022/dec/11/the-observer-view-on-indefensible-decision-to-open-a-deep-coalmine-in-a-climate-crisis</span></a></p><p>👏🏻👏🏻</p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/CumbrianCoalMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CumbrianCoalMine</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/WoodhouseColliery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WoodhouseColliery</span></a></p>
Jack Lowe<p>Great to see our <a href="https://toot.community/tags/CumbrianCoalMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CumbrianCoalMine</span></a> protest making the national press today:</p><p>"[It's] a really dangerous thing to be doing at this time... we need to be acting at pace to reduce our climate emissions. This is going in the wrong direction." ~ Jill Perry from Allerdale and Copeland <a href="https://toot.community/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-63929587" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumb</span><span class="invisible">ria-63929587</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a></p>
Jack Lowe<p>Great to see our <a href="https://toot.community/tags/CumbrianCoalMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CumbrianCoalMine</span></a> protest making the national press today:</p><p>“If the government wants to support a modern UK steel industry it should help it be competitive by going green, not champion a climate-wrecking coal mine the industry neither wants nor needs.” ~ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@TonyBosworth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TonyBosworth</span></a></span> from <a href="https://toot.community/tags/FriendsOfTheEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FriendsOfTheEarth</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/11/new-cumbria-coalmine-backlash-grows-as-steel-industry-plays-down-demand" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">22/dec/11/new-cumbria-coalmine-backlash-grows-as-steel-industry-plays-down-demand</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a></p>
Jack Lowe<p>Just back from the <a href="https://toot.community/tags/CumbrianCoalMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CumbrianCoalMine</span></a> protest in <a href="https://toot.community/tags/Whitehaven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Whitehaven</span></a>. Spoke to many folk and discovered there’s more common ground than we might think.</p><p>I’m sure some cracks have been healed today between those for and against the coalmine — not least as locals seem to want *jobs* more than the coalmine itself. </p><p>All-in-all, empowering and thought-provoking.</p><p>I’ve made sound recordings too, which I’ll share soon…stay tuned!</p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/ExtinctionRebellion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtinctionRebellion</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/FriendsOfTheEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FriendsOfTheEarth</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/CoalActionNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoalActionNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a></p>
Kentish Fran 🇪🇺<p>The coal from the new Cumbrian coal mine is not suitable for electricity generation and most of it will be exported so what is the point of it and what is our government up to?<br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CumbrianCoalMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CumbrianCoalMine</span></a> <br><a href="https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/07/what-is-the-cumbrian-coalmine-and-why-does-it-matter-woodhouse-colliery?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16706608304249&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fenvironment%2F2022%2Fdec%2F07%2Fwhat-is-the-cumbrian-coalmine-and-why-does-it-matter-woodhouse-colliery" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">amp-theguardian-com.cdn.amppro</span><span class="invisible">ject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/07/what-is-the-cumbrian-coalmine-and-why-does-it-matter-woodhouse-colliery?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16706608304249&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fenvironment%2F2022%2Fdec%2F07%2Fwhat-is-the-cumbrian-coalmine-and-why-does-it-matter-woodhouse-colliery</span></a></p>
jayfell<p>Just listening to Tim Farron on BBC Northwest Tonight show, he said that the two largest UK Steel making companies have said they will NOT take coal from the new Cumbrian Coalmine as it is the wrong sort of coal! Oh dear!!</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TimFarron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimFarron</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LibDems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibDems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BBCNWT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBCNWT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CumbrianCoalMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CumbrianCoalMine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WrongTypeOfCoal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WrongTypeOfCoal</span></a></p>
Central Bylines<p>The decision to approve the Woodhouse coal mine sends a clear message that capitalism and money will take priority over environmental issues every time</p><p>Via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@northeastbylines" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>northeastbylines</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/CumbrianCoalMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CumbrianCoalMine</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/coalmine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coalmine</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Bylines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bylines</span></a><br><a href="https://northeastbylines.co.uk/whitehaven-coal-mine-they-think-its-all-over/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">northeastbylines.co.uk/whiteha</span><span class="invisible">ven-coal-mine-they-think-its-all-over/</span></a></p>
Andy @Revkin<p>Thorough take on UK's approval of the "net zero" (~) <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CumbrianCoalMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CumbrianCoalMine</span></a>, by @hansvan333 for Australia's @FinancialReview (Aussie is the home of company owner Owen Hegarty et al) <a href="https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/uk-approves-first-coal-mine-in-30-years-in-a-win-for-owen-hegarty-20221208-p5c4m6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">afr.com/companies/mining/uk-ap</span><span class="invisible">proves-first-coal-mine-in-30-years-in-a-win-for-owen-hegarty-20221208-p5c4m6</span></a></p>
Anthony Stevens 🇪🇺 🇯🇲 💙<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateEmergency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a></p><p>The sickening <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CumbrianCoalMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CumbrianCoalMine</span></a> news has shocked & dismayed countries, scientists & activists globally. </p><p>At Cop 26, the UK implored the world, especially emerging nations to move toward net zero targets starting by closing coal mines & stopping the use of coal which is the worst CO2 polluter.</p><p>UK Steel is looking at renewables to provide the electrification needed to end coke use, so this move makes zero sense!</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/07/uk-first-new-coalmine-for-30-years-gets-go-ahead-in-cumbria" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">22/dec/07/uk-first-new-coalmine-for-30-years-gets-go-ahead-in-cumbria</span></a></p>
Bob Beaman<p>@RishiSunak, <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/COP27" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>COP27</span></a> is your opportunity to stand up for the countryside, communities and climate. Do the right thing and refuse the <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CumbrianCoalMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CumbrianCoalMine</span></a>. @CPRE <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/StopFundingFossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StopFundingFossils</span></a></p>
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