Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Lignite-Open-Pit-Mining-in-the-Lusatia-Region-27MZIF3CLX9S.htmlConceptually similarLignite Open Pit Mining in the Lusatia RegionGP0STOD93Completed★★★★Lignite Open Pit Mining in the Lusatia RegionGP0STOD99Completed★★★★Lignite Open Pit Mining in the Lusatia RegionGP0STOD9ACompleted★★★★Lignite Open Pit Mining in the Lusatia RegionGP0STOD9CCompleted★★★★Lignite Open Pit Mining in the Lusatia RegionGP0STOD9ECompleted★★★★Vattenfall Brown Coal Open-Pit Mining in GermanyGP0STO7D6Completed★★★★Lignite Open Pit Mining in the Lusatia RegionGP0STOD92Completed★★★★Lignite Open Pit Mining in the Lusatia RegionGP0STOD94Completed★★★★Lignite Open Pit Mining in the Lusatia RegionGP0STOD96Completed★★★★View AllGP0STOD9DLignite Open Pit Mining in the Lusatia RegionBrown coal (lignite) open pit mining by Swedish energy company Vattenfall in the Lausitz region near Welzow-Sued, a bucket-wheel excavator is seen in the background.In original language:Braunkohle Tagebau in der LausitzVattenfall Braunkohle Tagebau in der Lausitz, Gebiet Welzow-Sued. Ein Schaufelradbagger steht in einer Tagebaugrube.Locations:Brandenburg-Europe-Germany-LausitzDate:16 May, 2014Credit:© Christian Mang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4724px X 3149pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Copy space-Day-KWCI (GPI)-Lignite-Machinery-Mines-Open-pit mining-Outdoors-VattenfallShoot:Lignite Open Pit Mining Action and Background in GermanyPeople protest against the catastrophic effects of Lignite (brown coal) open pit mining by forming a human chain in the village of Proschim near Cottbus, Germany. More than 350 activists from across Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic formed a protective circle around the village's centre and its church which are threatened by the diggers. The shoot includes images of lignite mining in the Lusatia region.