'Keep it in the Ground' Banner over Lignite Mining Area in Lusatia

Abandoned houses in the village Haidemuehl. The residents of Haidemuehl have lost their homes because of Vattenfall extending its lignite extraction.
Greenpeace activists protest in Haidemuehl, alongside open lignite pit mining Welzow Sued. The environmental activists are demanding a phase out of coal. The open cast mine is owned by the Swedish state owned company Vattenfall. Environmentalists call on the Swedish government to stop Vattenfall from selling its lignite assets to Czech energy company EPH.

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Greenpeace Banner in der Lausitz fordert Kohleausstieg

Verlassene Haeuser im aufgegebenen Ort Haidemuehl. Das Dorf fiel dem Tagebau Welzow Sued, betrieben von Vattenfall, zum Opfer. Die Umweltschuetzer von Greenpeace fordern den schrittweisen Ausstieg aus der Kohle.

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'Keep it in the Ground' Banner over Lignite Mining Area in Lusatia

Greenpeace activists protest in Haidemuehl, alongside open lignite pit mining Welzow Sued. The environmental activists are demanding a phase out of coal. Climbers display a two hundred square metres banner between the chimneys of a former glass factory. The banner reads: "#Keep it in The Ground“. The open cast mine is owned by the Swedish state owned company Vattenfall. The residents of Haidemuehl have lost their homes because of Vattenfall extending its lignite extraction. Environmentalists call on the Swedish government to stop Vattenfall from selling its lignite assets to Czech energy company EPH.

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Unique identifier: GP0STPTMW

Type: Image

Shoot date: 09/05/2016

Locations: Europe, Germany, Haidemühl, Lausitz

Size: 3500px × 2336px 2.25 MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)