REACT: What the readers have to say about the Cumbria coal mine THE Government has ‘called-in’ the decision on whether to allow a coal mine to be built on the west coast of Cumbria, writes Cllr Giles Archibald, leader of South Lakeland District Council. There will now be a public inquiry run by the UK Planning Inspectorate followed by an independent decision as to whether to allow it to proceed. Stephen Legs said: The green economy jobs aren t always as green as might be imagined. Al Jazerah is showing a programme tonight at 11.30 pm, People and Power showing the environmental and human costs of mining cobalt in the DRC; cobalt used for batteries in electric vehicles. The programme will be repeated and may possibly be found on their website or on their Freeview site.