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The battle for a deserted village

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The battle for a deserted village

Can the climate movement save Lützi?

Jörg Luyken
Oct 10, 2022
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The Green Party have risked the wrath of young climate activists by organizing a deal for energy giant RWE to dig up a village in the Rhineland.

The company needs to get at lignite under the village to fuel two local power stations. The 600 MW power stations are to keep burning coal for an extra 15 months beyond D…

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