Climate activists threaten to shut down world's major coal sites

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Reclaim the Power says it will use direct action at a dozen international sites in May, including the UK's largest opencast coal mine in south Wales

Climate activists will use direct action to try to shut down major fossil fuel sites across the world in May, including the UK's largest opencast coal mine in south Wales. The dozen international sites...

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