Campaigners celebrate as Caerphilly councillors vote: the coal stays in the ground

The Ecologist
Aug 7, 2015, 4:56 am102 pts
Caerphilly councillors yesterday refused permission for a huge open cast coal mine in South Wales that's fiercely opposed by local people furious at its impacts on air, landscape, tranquillity and climate, writes Guy Shrubsole. Coming so soon after the rejection of fracking in Lancashire, the message is clear:…

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Campaigners celebrate as Caerphilly councillors vote: the coal stays in the ground

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