Comments on: Coal Caravan rolling through East Midlands, Yorkshire and North East http://www.birminghamrecycled.co.uk/conservation/coal-caravan-rolling-through-east-midlands-yorkshire-and-north-east Environmental News From the Midlands Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:47:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anne http://www.birminghamrecycled.co.uk/conservation/coal-caravan-rolling-through-east-midlands-yorkshire-and-north-east/comment-page-1#comment-395 Anne Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:37:39 +0000 http://www.birminghamrecycled.co.uk/?p=774#comment-395 Hey, Although traditionally coal mining has created lots of jobs in this country, new methods of extraction require very few employees. Open cast mining involves removal of soil from the surface; rather than a small access hole a large area is decimated to get the coal out as cheaply as possible. This has local environmental issues, but the big issue is what happens to the coal once it comes out of the ground. Burnt in power stations the CO2 released into the atmosphere is already causing global warming, affecting populations world wide. The coal caravan is in the North East from Sat 2nd May until the 4th May. Come along and discuss this with us further Hey,
Although traditionally coal mining has created lots of jobs in this country, new methods of extraction require very few employees. Open cast mining involves removal of soil from the surface; rather than a small access hole a large area is decimated to get the coal out as cheaply as possible. This has local environmental issues, but the big issue is what happens to the coal once it comes out of the ground. Burnt in power stations the CO2 released into the atmosphere is already causing global warming, affecting populations world wide.
The coal caravan is in the North East from Sat 2nd May until the 4th May.
Come along and discuss this with us further

]]> By: Oliver Appleby http://www.birminghamrecycled.co.uk/conservation/coal-caravan-rolling-through-east-midlands-yorkshire-and-north-east/comment-page-1#comment-328 Oliver Appleby Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:14:43 +0000 http://www.birminghamrecycled.co.uk/?p=774#comment-328 Good idea Georgie, hopefully the Caravan will be in the South East Northumberland area for when i'm back home and i'll check it out. As for the problem with coal mines yu are right they did provide almost all of the economy for the areas concerned and strong feelings can still be found against this sort of thing as regeneration has been slow in coming 20 years down the line, and has came in the form of wind farms which although wonderfully green do not provide jobs or income to those in the area, i'll also hope to complete an article around this during easter but for now here is a quick link to the eco-regeneration of my home town Blyth. http://tiny.cc/98768 Good idea Georgie, hopefully the Caravan will be in the South East Northumberland area for when i’m back home and i’ll check it out.
As for the problem with coal mines yu are right they did provide almost all of the economy for the areas concerned and strong feelings can still be found against this sort of thing as regeneration has been slow in coming 20 years down the line, and has came in the form of wind farms which although wonderfully green do not provide jobs or income to those in the area, i’ll also hope to complete an article around this during easter but for now here is a quick link to the eco-regeneration of my home town Blyth. http://tiny.cc/98768

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]]> By: Georgie http://www.birminghamrecycled.co.uk/conservation/coal-caravan-rolling-through-east-midlands-yorkshire-and-north-east/comment-page-1#comment-320 Georgie Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:22:22 +0000 http://www.birminghamrecycled.co.uk/?p=774#comment-320 Maybe we should go and check the caravan out! What exactly are the problems with coal mines? Surely they're provide a lot of people in our area with jobs? The Black Country apparently got its name from the coal mines - after visitors said it was like the area had a layer of suit over it. Maybe we should go and check the caravan out!

What exactly are the problems with coal mines? Surely they’re provide a lot of people in our area with jobs?

The Black Country apparently got its name from the coal mines – after visitors said it was like the area had a layer of suit over it.

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