Green groups slam 'short-sighted' approval of Northumberland opencast coal mine

Council grants planning permission to controversial Druridge Bay coal mine, as campaigners vow to fight on, reports BusinessGreenGreen groups have responded with outrage to the decision yesterday by Northumberland County Council to approve controversial plans for a new opencast coal mine near the Northumberland coast.The council voted in support of plans from developer Banks Group, which would see 3m tonnes of coal, sandstone and fireclay extracted from a surface mine at Highthorn, near the vill