Extinction Rebellion activists have chained themselves together at the entrance of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in London to protest against a new coalmine in Cumbria approved by the department’s secretary, Michael Gove.’I find it completely unacceptable that at a time like this the government is still making these decisions, so we are here to say cut the ties to fossil fuels,’ said Sarah Hart, from Farnborough, Hampshire, one of the protesters who lay on the ground outside the main entrance.The estimated £165m project is expected to produce 2.8m tonnes of coking coal a year, largely for… Source – Full Article Extinction Rebellion activists spill black paint in front of Michael Gove's office – video