Fake News and Journalistic Irresponsibility

Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole

The Coal Mine is generating reams of copy in the press and much grandstanding by so many.

One comment by a reporter I spoke to back in 2018 caught my eye. Back in 2018 I described to the reporter the coal mine in all its glory – the carbon and methane emissions, the loss of ancient woodland and most importantly the proximity to Sellafield and the mine’s location under the radioactive wastes on the seabed ( we didn’t know then that the CEO of the coal mine was going to be employed as nuclear dump advisor to Govnt). This reporter was literally begged to actually report on the Cumbria coal mine. His reply to me was: “we shall circle round to the coal mine when the decision has been taken.” The Fake News is that the Nuclear aspects of this coal mine – the dangers and the cronyism are still…

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“This Place is Full of Shit that Kills” David Crosby RIP

The wonderful singer, songwriter and rock legend David Crosby, a co-founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, has died at the age of 81. "Don't Dig Here" Written by: James Raymond Performed by: David Crosby, Graham Nash, James Raymond, Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar, Dean Parks and Jeff Pevar - a prescient song …

Net Zero Review “Nuclear is a No-Regrets Option” Breathtaking and Dangerous Hubris!

Chris Skidmore MP Chair of the Net Zero Review ( net zero CO2) has published his Review and it is breathtaking in its pro-nuclear hubris. This fetid climate of fizzing enthusiasm for nuclear power (linked to nuclear weapons) has been made possible by the abdication of any meaningful opposition from leading NGOs and by the …

Letter in the Whitehaven News – Coal Mine and Nuclear Dump

This letter was published in the Whitehaven News on Wednesday January 11th 2023 under the heading: Coal Mine vs GDF The heading sent in was: Coal Mine Boss Compiles Latest Nuclear Dump Plans for Government (who have just approved his coal mine) Dear Editor, With the UK average annual temperature topping 10C for first time …

“Abominable Coal Man” Compiles Govnt Nuclear Dump Plans – Nothing to see here?!

The following has been sent off to local and national press in short letter form and as a longer press release (below) - so far there has been zero response - what is it with this cloak of invisibility over the blatant cronyism between the earthquake inducing coal mine and the extinction level high level …

Coal Boss Compiles Lastest Nuclear Dump Report for Government who have just Approved his Coal Mine.

High Level Corruption and Cronyism – Coal Mine Boss and Nuclear Dumping

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High Level Cronyism and Corruption – Coal and Nuclear Waste

Still not raising an eyebrow in the press or by NGOs is the fact that the coal boss Mark Kirkbride is the Government’s key advisor on the dumping of nuclear wastes in big holes.

The latest Committee on Radioactive Waste Management report went online yesterday compiled by non other than CEO of West Cumbria Mining, Mark Kirkbride.

The government has just approved his earthquake inducing deep coal mine in the area of the Irish Sea near Sellafield where the GDF is proposed. This stinks of Government cronyism and corruption but hey – whose looking?

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/committee-on-radioactive-waste-management-corwm-18th-annual-report-2021-to-2022/corwm-18th-annual-report-2021-to-2022

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Workington Under Seige from New Nuclear Plans

River Ehen and the Irish Sea - this is "Moorside" where pro-nuclear fanatics want to put so-called "small modular reactors" which would actually be bigger than the original Calder Hall reactors - photo credit - Radiation Free Lakeland - note the sign "Danger Flood Plain - Risk of Drowning" is not a spoof The Workington …

Letter in the Morning Star Exposes Links Between Subsea Coal Mine and Subsea Nuclear Dumping

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The following message has come from peace campaigner Rae Street:

The UK Morning Star published this letter on 31^st December

All the best for a peaceful New year to everyone and looking towards a nuclear free future,

Rae

Dear Editor,

In response to your recent correspondents, I would say that the proposed coal mine in Cumbria shows that the government is not serious about tackling the climate crisis. Yes, it would provide jobs in the area but a much better answer is to provide jobs in the infrastructure for genuine sustainable energy such as wind turbines and solar panels – according to the Local Government Association that could create 6,000 ‘green’ jobs in Cumbria by 2030. Alok Sharma, who led the UN Conference on Climate Change in Glasgow said:

*85% of coal produced is for export

*Two major UK steel producers have said they won’t use this coal as…

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New Year – New Challenges to Protect our Marine Life (and more!) from UK Govnt Nuclear Dump Plans

New Year - New Challenges to Protect our Marine Life (and more!) from UK Govnt Nuclear Dump Plans 31 DEC 2022 —  New Year New Challenges to Halt Nuclear Dump Plans of UK Govnt  (photo - Solway Sunset by Alison D)  Dear Friends,  Thank you to all who are supporting this campaign. We have had a …

Winter Solstice Wishes to All Supporters of Radiation Free Lakeland

The River Kent at Sedgwick - with figures lit in the shadow of the sun standing on the bridge "The world 'solstice' comes from the Latin solstitium meaning 'Sun stands still, because the apparent movement of the Sun's path north or south stops before changing direction. At the winter solstice, the apparent position of the Sun reaches …