Demolition at Ferrybridge power station marks end of era for coal, but future bright for energy supply - The Yorkshire Post says

The sight of a cooling tower at Ferrybridge power station crumbling to the ground will have produced a pang of nostalgia for many at the passing of Yorkshire’s coal mines.
The demolition of a cooling tower at the former coal-fired Ferrybridge Power Station in West Yorkshire.
28th July 2019.
Picture Jonathan GawthorpeThe demolition of a cooling tower at the former coal-fired Ferrybridge Power Station in West Yorkshire.
28th July 2019.
Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe
The demolition of a cooling tower at the former coal-fired Ferrybridge Power Station in West Yorkshire. 28th July 2019. Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe

The black gold that was released from beneath our feet by miners toiling deep underground helped build this region’s prosperity and fuelled its industries, as well as heating its homes and cooking its food. The pits were as emblematic of Yorkshire as its hills and the county remembers their hard work with gratitude.

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But King Coal was toppled from his throne by climate change, and both the Extinction Rebellion protests that paralysed Leeds and the soaring temperatures of the past week underline the urgency of tackling it.

Environmentally-friendly power sources have taken coal’s place, exemplified by the inspiring Siemens wind-turbine plant on the Humber.

Coal may be gone, but the willingness for hard graft that dug it remains and is driving the industries of the future.