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Comeback Coal

An investigation into the Government's support of a new wave of opencast coal mining, in spite of fierce opposition from local communities.

Should burning British coal help secure the UK's future energy supply? The Government thinks so. In an apparent U-turn, it is backing a new wave of opencast mining in spite of fierce opposition from local communities.

But what will be the cost to the countryside, and can coal ever come clean to match our promise to cut carbon emissions?

30 minutes

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Presenter Jeremy Vine

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