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Remember the twenty-nine climate change protesters who got on the news on the 13th June 2008 for climbing onto a train delivering coal to Drax power station in Yorkshire? After stopping the coal train for several hours, the protesters were stopped by the police and are appearing on Tuesday 7th October at [...]
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If you are interested in helping YANC and have a few minutes to spare, please help us by e-mailing some of the councillors on the planning committee that will be making the decision on the Newton Lane (Fairburn Ings) opencast mine site. It is the “Plans Panel East” who will be deciding whether to give the open cast plans the [...]
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YANC is launched – and the Kingsnorth Six are Acquitted
The Yorkshire Against New Coal campaign got off to a great start yesterday. People from environmental groups across Yorkshire joined forces to stop the Newton Lane open cast mining proposal.
The launch took place at Leeds Civic Hall on the 10th September, before the last full Leeds [...]
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YANC (Yorkshire Against New Coal) is now officially launched!
YANC’s public launch took place today at Leeds Civic Hall, with local councillors and members of the public signing letters opposing the Newton Lane open cast proposals.
YANC is now firmly in the public eye – we were interviewed on BBC Radio Leeds this morning and you can read [...]
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