Tree huggers, AfD "moderates", and a Bavarian man of
Dec 01, 2020 · The way Germany's political parties hold conventions says a lot about them. Just as the Greens' online get-together last weekend was supposed to show off their digital prowess, the far-right AfD's decision to have 600 delegates meet in-person during the pandemic was a less-than-subtle way of sticking two fingers up at the "fear mongering" of the Altparteien.
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The coal mine that ate Hambacher forest | | News For Tomorrow
Jul 11, 2019 · The forest sits atop one of the largest coalfields in Europe and since mining started in 1978 the trees have been gradually stripped away to allow the excavators access to the riches that lie beneath – millions of tons of coal, coal that keeps industry running in this part of Germany and provides thousands of people with a living.
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German police arrest Hambach Forest activists | News | DW
Sep 16, 2018 · Those who had occupied parts of the forest have 6 years of coal protest coming to an end at Germany's Hambach forest? Trees for coal. RWE …
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As Germany hosts green summit, energy firm razes forest …
Feb 10, 2015 · The Hambach forest, located in Rhineland, Germany, has been one of the few remaining old growth forests in Germany. It has also been a concession area for the expansion of one of Germany's largest brown coal open cast mines, operated by the RWE Power AG Company.
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Save the Forest – Stop Coal! - StopKohle
Giant excavators follow to rip out the coal that lies beneath. A moon-like scenery is all that remains. This is what the energy company RWE is planning for this Autumn: Nothing less than to destroy the Hambach Forest near Cologne, one of Germany's species-richest forests, in order to fill its power plants with Germany's climate killer
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The Forest Occupation Movement In Germany
Mar 12, 2021 · On the day of the occupation near Ravensburg, all the way at the other end of Germany, police began the eviction of an occupied inner-city forest. In Flensburg, in October 2020, people had begun building tree houses and platforms to save the trees, which were slated to be cut down to make way for a hotel and parking deck.
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Hambach surface mine wiki | TheReaderWiki
The Tagebau Hambach is a large open-pit coal mine (German: Tagebau) in Niederzier and Elsdorf, North Rhine–Westphalia, Germany.It is operated by RWE and used for mining lignite.. The mine is on the site of the ancient Hambach Forest which was purchased by RWE in 1978. They then cut most of it down and cleared it to mine. Only 10% of the forest area remains.
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German court orders suspension of Hambach Forest clearance
Oct 05, 2018 · A German energy giant's plan to clear ancient woodland, long occupied by environmentalists, so it can mine lignite has been halted temporarily. Meanwhile, a ban on an anti-coal protest near the
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Enough 14 -- Its time to revolt! - -#Hambacher Forest
Nov 28, 2017 · Germany: After energy giant RWE started uprooting Hambacher forest yesterday with the assistance of riot cops, the company continued with their enviremental destruction this morning.Activists resisted again. In the afternoon a court ordered a temporary stop of cutting the 300 year old trees in the forest. According to a spokesperson of the court this temporary stop could be for weeks or even
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Giant Coal Excavator Occupied, Hambacher Forest, Germany
Jan 19, 2020 · After 150 years of destruction linked to coal mining, Jansen believes Hambach Forest could now become the starting point for a green redevelopment of the Rhine coal mining region.
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Ende Gelände in the Hambach opencast mine – Ende Gelände
Nov 24, 2017 · The activists also walked near the rests of the Hambach woods, one of the oldest natural forests of Europe, now damned to succumb to the coal excavators. Clear and cool in mind, we all knew our goal: to block the excavators looming in the distance. The fossil energy corporation RWE tried this year everything to prevent the occupation.
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Hambach Forest: Germany′s sluggish coal phaseout …
Jul 12, 2019 · Germany's Niederaussem plant, supplied by the Hambacher mine, ranks second in Europe for emissions of mercury Burning coal damages health by …
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German forest defenders say: 'Hambi stays!' | Green Left
Oct 05, 2018 · The struggle to defend a 200-hectare forest has sparked Germany's biggest environmental protests for at least a decade. The Hambacher Forest (aka "Hambi") is the last remaining corner of a much larger area of woodland that has been eaten up by a huge open-cut lignite mine, owned by European energy giant RWE. Lignite is the dirtiest form of coal in terms of pollution.
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The Blue Miracle: The largest piece of abandoned machinery
reatens the climate, but also the forest "Hambacher Forst", which is considered the last and largest natural forest area in the Lower Rhineland. RWE has been and wants to continue – clearing up the forest to make profits from excavating the brown coal lying beneath. The excavation of coal also has far-re-aching consequences for the groundwater
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Hambacher Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images
Protest in the Hambacher Forest near Cologne, Germany, happend a lot on 22 September 2018. Clashes with Riot police, activists build barricades and a German police continued to raid three house at the Hambacher forest occupation of environmentalists who are protesting against the open coal mine pit
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Feb 02, 2016 · Oct 16 & 17—Machines Occupied and Lockdown on Tracks Three activists occupied a giant coal excavator at the Hambach mine, and the next …
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German Coal Miner Is Clearing the Ancient Hambach Forest
Nov 16, 2017 · Germany's biggest electricity provider, RWE, runs the vast open-pit mine that encroaches on Hambach Forest. Giant steel excavators grind away at the 33-square mile hole, leaving a scar on the
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German police evict forest activists in anti-coal fight
Sep 13, 2018 · German activists living in treehouses to protect an ancient forest from being razed for a nearby coal mine on Thursday vowed to resist as police began evicting them, in a …
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In Germany's Hambacher Forest: The state shows its ugly
Sep 21, 2018 · In Germany's Hambacher Forest: The state shows its ugly face. In Hambacher Forest near Cologne, occupied by protesters seeking to prevent the forest being razed to …
Get a quoteGerman police arrest Hambach Forest activists | News | DW
Sep 16, 2018 · Those who had occupied parts of the forest have 6 years of coal protest coming to an end at Germany's Hambach forest? Trees for coal. RWE …
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