Coal Action Scotland

In the face of dangerous climate change caused by human activity, Coal Action Scotland exists to challenge the advancement of coal as an energy source.

[Coal Action Scotland @CoalActionScot]

Tell government: This #EarthDay, #AxeDrax and end public support for burning coal + biomass! http://t.co/RhdTOFqQdO

[Coal Action Scotland @CoalActionScot]

@ukenergytoday @FoEScot we'll get Colombian coal, unconventional gas, oil, you name it, whilst big energy companies dictate policy

[Coal Action Scotland @CoalActionScot]

@ukenergytoday @FoEScot You're joking right? Longannet has been going since 1970. It's profitable so it's burned, simple as that.

[Coal Action Scotland @CoalActionScot]

#dirtycoaltour in Scotland this week! Details: http://t.co/GtdutDa0DH good Herald article about it: http://t.co/AJmCKApNcX #coal #opencast

[Rob Edwards @robedwards53]

Scotland urged to boycott “dirty coal” from Columbia http://t.co/sapAKEl9Fv

[Rob Edwards @robedwards53]

£65bn: Scotland's public sector investments in BHP Billiton, which part-owns "destructive" Columbian coal mine http://t.co/sapAKEl9Fv

[Rob Edwards @robedwards53]

“The coal used to warm your houses is the coal which has taken our homes from us,” says Rogelio Ustate from Columbia http://t.co/sapAKEl9Fv

[Rob Edwards @robedwards53]

"Dirty coal" from Columbian mine is imported to Hunterston and burnt in Longannet http://t.co/sapAKEl9Fv <Columbians in Scotland this week

[Coal Action Scotland @CoalActionScot]

Good riddance Alan Neish - but only one dismissal for #EastAyrshire #restoration scandall? Not good enough! http://t.co/z9cOFYMEIb

[Rob Edwards @robedwards53]

7 opencast coal mines across Scotland face growing risks of pollution, flooding & accidents http://t.co/X8B2tgdyqv< download insider reports

[Rob Edwards @robedwards53]

Exposed: the worsening crisis at Scotland’s opencast coal mines http://t.co/plx0yUV7vy

[Coal Action Scotland @CoalActionScot]

Tell the Scottish Government: #opencastmoratorium and public inquiry now! Consultation ends tomorrow http://t.co/2aEEMmWo7f @FoEScot

[Coal Action Scotland @CoalActionScot]

Support communities living next to mines - #opencastmoratorium & public inquiry now! http://t.co/yyqJKzf9V6 @aedan_smith @patrickharvie

[Coal Action Scotland @CoalActionScot]

Tell the Scottish Government: #opencastmoratorium now! Take part online: http://t.co/yyqJKzf9V6 @londonmining @coalaction @FoEScot

[Falkirk Communities @ccofaug]

@CoalActionScot Help halt UK's #DashForGas by donating to legal fund for 1st Public Inquiry: http://t.co/qvvSNkj2QW

[Coal Action Scotland @CoalActionScot]

Councils warned of #opencast planning failures 7 years ago - #Cauldhall will go the same way! http://t.co/SCC2JsExn7

[Rob Edwards @robedwards53]

Plan for restoring new opencast #coal mine near Edinburgh may be deficient and could unravel, says industry expert http://t.co/vdg1HZGXv0

[Coal Action Scotland @CoalActionScot]

Court of Session rules that Scottish Coal & KMPG can't abandon #opencasts - but will the same apply to #Hargreaves? http://t.co/BuQMXsNefv

[Rob Edwards @robedwards53]

Exposed: the £200m hole in the funds for cleaning up old coal mines http://t.co/7PCKKjDHCC

[Coal Action Scotland @CoalActionScot]

#Opencast clean-up costs now >£200 million - but SG & local authorities pushing through more mines. Moratorium now! http://t.co/rSmmIF5e6s