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^^^^^^^^ RECLAIM THE VALLEYS ^^^^^^^^^^
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CELTIC ENERGY (The open-cast mining giants) are one of
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South Wales' biggest environmental enemies. They intend to carve a
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huge hole out of South Wales' valleys, effectively destroying local
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communities, their environment and causing devestating damage to
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richly diverse ecosystems. In 30 years time the beautiful lush green
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valleys of South Wales which inspired all which inspired the likes of
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Dylan Thomas to harp on and on about the lush green valleys that
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are part of Welsh heritage will be nothing more than a slag heap, with
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a thin token veneer of monoculture.
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WALES IS IN DANGER AND MUST BE DEFENDED !!
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CELTIC ENERGY owns a considerable wedge of the land, stretching
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from the South west Coast to the boarder of the Brecon National
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Park near Merthyr Tydfil (check a map - Its a big wedge!). They are
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cuurently waiting on planning permission, but apparently only as a
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result of the Welsh office overturning local decisions that went
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against CELTIC ENERGY'S plans. You may have already heard of
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SELAR and BRYNHENLLYS, both these sites which were established
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early last summer have been evicted at considerable cost. There is
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now a new site being set up at NANT GYRLAIS, which is still in the
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planning stage with strong local opposition (Similar to Selar &
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Brynhenllys).
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CELTIC ENERGY is a private company that still needs to float shares
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on the stock market. It is rumoured that they are struggling
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financially.
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Open-Cast mining, most agree is environmentally devestating, seeing
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it first hand in the Neath valley, nearly a decade after coal
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extraction, the land remains barren and desert-like.
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Open-Casting produces no new jobs for the local communities,
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where youth unemployment is higher than most places in the country
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Instead, it promises clouds of coal dust which has been demonstrated
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in past cases to increase the incidence of asthma (especially in
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kids). Raising rich marsh and woodland to dusty scars across
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the landscape. The environmental and sociological effects of
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CELTIC ENERGY's intended programme of coal extraction could
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be profoundly disturbing life in The Valleys.
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THIS DESTRUCTION CAN BE STOPPED
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From May 27th-30th, we are having a national Reclaim the Valleys
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week, when we will reclaim some (or all!) of CELTIC ENEMIES land.
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Please come along with a positive attitude to have some excellent fun
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in a beautiful place !! Bring anything you need to survive, and tell
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anyone you know about this bid to save a threatened environment.
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For further information please call 0385 711364 or 01404 815729
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(A30 Office) or 0171 281 4621 (Reclaim the Streets)
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The week directly before, there will be an infoline on 01792 649071
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At the time, head down the M4 to Swansea and give us a call!
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PRINT-OFF AND PASS THIS ON.
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If you can bring cameras of any form to document the activities of
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this week of action, please do.
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Our persistance in this matter can and eventually will prevent CELTIC
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ENERGY and their shortsighted selfish agenda from destroying what
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is still a green and pleasent land.
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We look forward to seeing you,
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" There'll be a welcome in the hillside ... ..."
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RECLAIM THE VALLEYS
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See ya
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