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Germany retires last nuclear plants
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/04/2023
» At 10pm on Saturday, the Isar-2 nuclear plant near Munich will begin winding down its power generation in steps of 10 megawatts per minute.
Climate activists take to the trees to save German village
AFP, Published on 12/11/2022
» LüTZERATH (GERMANY) - After the last farmer packed up and left in October, climate activists are the only people left in the village of Luetzerath, Germany, which sits above a rich vein of coal.
Bitcoin tumbles below $39,000 after China issues warning
AFP, Published on 19/05/2021
» BEIJING - Bitcoin plunged below $39,000 for the first time in more than three months Wednesday after China said cryptocurrencies would not be allowed in transactions and warned investors against speculative trading in them, despite the country powering most of the world's mining.
Campaigners occupy German coal mines in climate protest
AFP, Published on 01/12/2019
» SPREMBERG (GERMANY) - Thousands of activists on Saturday occupied several opencast coal mines in eastern Germany, seeking to put pressure on the government to phase out the fossil fuel -- a divisive issue in the country's rust belt.
German energy giant RWE vows action against climate activists
AFP, Published on 24/06/2019
» BERLIN - German energy giant RWE said Sunday it will be seeking prosecutions after hundreds of climate activists occupied their open-cast mine at the weekend to protest against the use of coal.
Germany should phase out coal use by 2038: commission
AFP, Published on 27/01/2019
» BERLIN - Germany should stop using coal for electricity production by 2038, a government-appointed commission said Saturday, laying out an 80-billion euro roadmap to phase out the polluting fuel.
Sadness as Germany closes down last black coal mine
AFP, Published on 21/12/2018
» BERLIN: Germany will close its last black coal mine on Friday, a milestone marking the end of a 200-year-old industry that once fuelled the country's economic growth but lost the battle against cheaper foreign competitors.