Woodhouse Colliery
Proposed coal mine in Cumbria, EnglandWoodhouse Colliery, also known as Whitehaven coal mine, is a proposed coal mine near to Whitehaven in Cumbria, England. The coal mine has been advertised as bringing jobs to a deprived area, but has also come in for criticism by green campaigners. The mine is proposed by West Cumbria Mining and plans to extract coking coal from beneath the Irish Sea for 25 years. The plan has been criticised by some MPs, scientists and environmentalists due to the coal mine's environmental impact and the UK government's legal commitments to reduce UK carbon emissions.
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Whitehaven A.F.C.
Association football club in England
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Kells, Whitehaven
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Corkickle
Human settlement in England
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Preston Street railway station
Former railway station in England
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Mirehouse, Copeland
Human settlement in England
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Sandwith, Cumbria
Village in England