Sentences with phrase «open cast coal»
In August 2015 their council in Caerphilly unanimously rejected mining company Miller - Argent's proposal for a new open cast coal mine because of harmful pollution.
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In Merthyr, in Wales, the residents have watched as traditional coal mining and manufacturing jobs have left the area — leaving little behind but Europe's largest open cast coal mine and a gigantic landfill.
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Jeannie Kielty, who works on community relations for Banks, says open cast is part of the social fabric of the northeast, an area with a long history of coal mining.
In northeastern England, a battle is raging between grass roots campaigners and a company intent on digging a new open cast mine as world coal prices soar.
«It's pretty much the area of US land that's been so far stripped bare by open - cast coal mining.»
-- http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-summit-coal-idUSKBN0TY2TG20151215?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews Less than a week since signing the global climate deal in Paris, Japan and South Korea are pressing ahead with plans to open scores of new coal - fired power plants, casting doubt on the strength of their commitment to cutting CO2 emissions.
Australian coal is pretty much all open - cast and very, very cheap.