Underground coal mining in South Wales is making a comeback, albeit in a different form. An outfit specialising in coal gasification plans to conduct drilling tests at locations around the UK coastline and Swansea Bay is on their list. The method of burning coal seams underground and drawing off gas has been around since the 1930’s and is seen as a ‘cleaner’ form of extraction, apparently.The local media appear to think that the decision by some quango to give permission for drilling equates to winning a prize and even Friends of the Earth have given the idea a cautious welcome. But it remains to be seen if the same will be said by residents when plans are revealed as to how and where the gas might actually come ashore.
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