There's no such thing as clean coal | Friends of the Earth Scotland

There's no such thing as clean coal

Deadly Coal report imageWith all this talk of clean coal, it's easy to forget that what comes out of the powerstation smoke stack is only half the story. Coal's deadly impact stretches right back to the start of the supply chain - to countries like Indonesia and Columbia, where open cast coal mines cause widespread respiratory ill-health, toxic tailings contaminate the water supply, and labour and human rights abuses are common place.

For more information on coal extraction and its impacts on local communities, follow the links below. More coming soon.

Deadly Coal: coal exploitation and Kalimantan’s blighted generation, published by JATAM (Indonesia’s mining advocacy network), highlights the devastating impacts of coal mining in Kalimantan. Contact: mai@jatam.org

Indonesia's Coal: report imageIndonesia’s coal: local impacts – global links, published by Down to Earth (International Campaign for Ecological Justice in Indonesia), with contributions from JATAM, London Mining Network and Nostromo Research. Contact: dte@gn.apc

Dark Materials, published by Mines and Communities: an in-depth piece of research that exposes the cold facts behind the coal figures. Contact: info@minesandcommunities.org