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September 17, 2018

Germany: Thousands Protest the Clearing of Hambach Forest for Coal Mine Expansion
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In Germany, thousands protested on Sunday against the planned expansion
of a coal mine in the ancient Hambach Forest. The expansion would
require clearing the forest, which has been occupied by environmental
activists since 2012 in an effort to prevent the project from moving
forward. Forced evictions of activists' treehouses started last week
after German authorities ordered the immediate clearing of the area. The
mine is the largest open-pit coal mine in Europe, produces a highly
polluting fossil fuel called lignite. For more on the resistance in
Hambach Forest, you can go to our website, democracynow.org


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