You have probably already heard that the dates for our Hearing in the coal mine are now fixed. The CrowdJustice page is open and the donations have reached £41,606, moving towards our £60,000 target. Thank you to all who have donated and spread the word to others. This case offers a “greenwashing” pretence/excuse for new […]
Hearing will be in the High Court 16th- 18th July 2024 Read More »
Now we know that the Hearing of our legal challenge of Michael Gove’s approval for the coal mine is imminent, its time to spread out to our networks to try and raise the funds that we need. Our fundraising PAGE is now updated and we are looking for an extra £25,000. It would be great
Legal Challenge Hearing MUST BE before 31st July 2024 Read More »
Update on project scoping for a community cargo bike/ E-bike library Following the Woolly Saddle Cargo bike trial in 2022, Jo Haughton has been scoping phase 2 of the project since Autumn last year on the basis that further test activity and insight gathering is required. A secure storage location is needed first and foremost,
Update on the Cargo Bike project Read More »
As regular readers know, South Lakes Action on Climate Change is embroiled in a Legal Challenge of the UK governments decision to approve a new deep coal mine at Whitehaven in Cumbria. We are waiting for a 3-day Hearing at the High Court, but that process has been “stuck” because the Supreme Court still hasn’t
West Cumbria Mining try to hurry things up! Read More »
On the 18th January this year, a Norwegian court upheld a case taken by Greenpeace Norway and Young Friends of the Earth Norway, and ruled that approvals of three new oil and gas fields were invalid because they were not in accordance with Norwegian law or with a European Directive. The case centred on whether
Norway shows the way? Read More »
Despite Michael Gove’s approval of the new Cumbrian coal mine in December 2022, there has been no start on the Whitehaven site, and no Court Hearing of our legal challenge against Gove’s decision. This timeline produced by Coal Action Network starts from 2014 and includes the main action in 2023. We now expect a High
SLACC’s campaign to stop the coal mine continues into 2024! Read More »
