The railhead in Ravenstruther in Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, where coal from the areas open cast coal mines is loaded onto trains
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5616 x 3744 px | 47.5 x 31.7 cm | 18.7 x 12.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
23 August 2009Photographer:
Ashley CooperMore information:
The railhead in Ravenstruther in Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, where all the coal from the areas open cast coal mines is loaded onto trains. As well as the disastrous climate change consequences of continuing to mine and burn coal, living close to open cast coal mines has a huge negative affect on peoples health. Rates of Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease are up to 5 times the national average as well as vastly increased risk of asthma, hypertension, hypothyroidism and cancer.