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 Stories About: coal AND dumbassery AND energy AND European Union AND Germany
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Coal in Europe
The enemy of the human race is set to wipe out Europe's meager emissions gains |
David Roberts |
28 May 2008 |
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| They're building a huge new coal-fired power plant in Holz, Germany, where there are already three. To fuel it, an open-pit mine that has scarred the fields outside town with a 31-square-mile hole will be moved west, swallowing up this village and nearby Pesch. Already, their neat cottages sit empty and boarded. That's just one of many planned for Europe: Plans are on the books to build 40 major coal-fired power stations across Europe in the next five years. G ... |
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| Topics: coal, dumbassery, energy, European Union, Germany (all these topics) |
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