The decision on the Cumbria Coal Mine could be imminent! Please sign this Greenpeace petition to Michael Gove asking him to say NO. He promised to decide before the 7th July, but it could be earlier, so please act quickly and share the petition on social media. SLACC members may be hoping desperately for the …
South Lakes Action on Climate Change (SLACC) is reminding Michael Gove MP, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities of the strong public concern regarding the proposed Cumbria coalmine. This comes as Gove last week received the recommendations of the Planning Inspectorate which held a public inquiry into the opening of the …
Slacc says Michael Gove must listen to continued concern over new coalfield plans Read More »
Charity says government must listen to continued concern over new coalmine plans South Lakes Action on Climate Change (SLACC) says a petition [1] of 285,754 names, handed into the government on Tuesday 15th March, demonstrates continued and increasing concern over plans for a new coalmine for Cumbria. And that the government must listen. The petition was …
On Friday 4th March South Lakes Action on Climate Change (SLACC), sent fresh legal submissions to the Planning Inspector, Stephen Normington, about the implications of a recent Court of Appeal judgement about greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel extraction. Cumbria County Council had said that emissions from the USE of the coal (in steel making) …
Court of Appeal judgement strengthens case against Coal Mine Read More »
Despite being a very small charity, SLACC connected with a number of academics and experts on climate change, and with FILE’s help, engaged a first-class legal team to challenge the case for the mine put forward by West Cumbria Mining (WCM). Our expert witnesses, and the witnesses Friends of the Earth (FOE) used to address …
Key achievements emerging from the SLACC case at the Public Enquiry Read More »
See the closing statement slacc to the public inquiry here.
