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Germany Coal Protest Draws 1,000 People

2015-08-17 16:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RTCC: Some 1,000 activists got into coalfields in Germany on Saturday and halted diggers, according to organisers 350.org. Setting off from a camp before 7am, they split into "fingers" and entered the RWE opencast lignite (brown coal) mine from different directions. In white overalls emblazoned with Ende Gelaende -- "here and no further" -- the protesters targeted the site as one of Europe`s biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. Payal Parekh, 350.org global managing...

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