Guardian: The coal mining ambitions of Swedish state energy giant Vattenfall have been thrown into doubt after the leaders of all eight major parties promised to ban its planned new operations in Germany.
During an election debate on Wednesday, leaders were asked if they would ban Vattenfall from expanding coal power in Germany? All eight responded affirmatively by holding up green cards.
The company plans to enlarge its lignite mines and potentially build new coal power stations in the east German...