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Since 2003, the Government has spent 20 times more on extending coal mining than on marine renewables. Help us push for change.

Send an e-postcard to Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and John Denham, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government asking them to stop funding new opencast coal mining, and to spend the money they have budgeted for renewable marine energy in order to protect the countryside.

Wonder why there's no renewables revolution?

Dear Ed Miliband & John Denham,

I support CPRE's call to stop opencast coal mining and boost funding for wave and tidal power.

Earlier this year you promised a renewables revolution, but funding and granting planning permission for damaging opencast schemes from within Government - such as the recent Huntington Lane, Telford decision - threatens to undermine this. I urge you to work with your cabinet colleagues to:

announce a moratorium on funding and approving new coal mining until carbon capture and storage technology is proven;

reaffirm the Government's presumption against opencast coal mining and demonstrate this by refusing permission for new opencast coal mines; and

spend more on research and development of wave and tidal power, which are an essential technology for our low-carbon future.

Once you've entered your name and address (so the ministers know who's sent the postcard), just click send and it will be emailed to Miliband and Denham.

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The Rt Hon Ed Miliband

Department of Energy & Climate Change

The Rt Hon The Rt Hon John Denham, MP

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