Druridge Bay: Can a government committed to a coal phase out really approve an open cast mine?

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86,000 signature petition is to be delivered to Communities Secretary Sajid Javid ahead of key planning decisions

Can a government credibly call on other nations to phase out their use of unabated coal power at the same time as approving a new coal mine? That is the question Communities Secretary Sajid Javid...

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