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Machines sabotaged at Rosewell/Catle Bridge Coal Mine

Fuck Coal | 21.03.2011 20:37 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Social Struggles

Extensive damage done to four dumper trucks, two large excavators, two heavy duty bulldozers, a generator and a pump.

On Equinox night we entered the gravel and coal opencast extraction site at Castlebridge near Rosewell, Mid Lothian. The absence of security and the conveniently unlocked cabs made our night very productive. Tyres were drilled, hydraulics and electronics cut. Inside the cabs we found all sorts of expensive goodies like GPS, radios and various dials and screens to rip out and smash. The excavators had a bewildering array of electronic panels and engines the size of cars, we did what we could to immobilise these machines that destroy our health and that of the earth.

Scottish coal will repair what was done, but hopefully at great cost.

We took this action in solidarity with the communities of the Douglas Valley who are currently resisting plans to roll out three new mines over the next couple of years. We aim to undermine the use of coal as a fuel in this country as we will always be reliant on extraction elsewhere in the world, where the damage done to environment and communities is potentially much worse.

Love, Rage and Bolt Croppers

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well done

21.03.2011 21:01

Scottish coal will repair the damage to the machines but not the damage to the earth and it's climate. We need much more of this.

green and black (not the chocolate)


that was very naughty

22.03.2011 23:09

im glad you did not pore any sand or grit in to the engine oil as that will distroy the hole engine and be much more expensive to repare than dials that the machene can still work with out. im all so glad you did not hit the shiney silver hydrolic rams very hard with the edge of a hamer as that is very expensive to repare as well. a frend of mine worked on big machenes told me this so plese be good and do not brake any more machenes stay at home and watch tv ok.

the law


Scottish Coal are saying it cost £100,000

23.03.2011 18:09

 http://news.scotsman.com/news/39We-smashed-up-100k-pit.6738969.jp

Scottish Coal rarely talk about these things in the media either, so this must of get them rattled.

Fabbri