Essays by Eric Worrall
After Greta was forced out of a coal mine expansion protest in Germany, young activists vowed to protest in the streets “in large numbers”.
Climate activists vow to take to the streets to stop fossil fuel extraction
‘Stop and cancel’ letter signed by over 650,000 people to oil and gas CEOs after removing Greta Thunberg from coal rally
Damian Carrington and Damien Gayle
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 05.05 AEDTHundreds of thousands of young climate activists say they will continue to “protest in large numbers in the streets” against fossil fuels, a day after Greta Thunberg was taken out of a village by German police. condemned atop a huge coal mine.
in one stop and mail As for the CEOs of fossil fuel companies, youth campaigners accuse them of “a direct violation of our human rights to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, our duty to care your care as well as the rights of indigenous peoples”.
“This shutdown notice asks you to immediately stop opening any new oil, gas or coal sites, and stop stopping the clean energy transition we are all about. much needed,” the letter read.
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It gets funnier – Greta’s arrest was actually staged (h/t ctm);
I suspect some angry hippies and their children will stop Germany from expanding their coal mines. Despite their green pretense, the German nation was in a desperate situation, they really needed that coal.
Germany’s energy crisis causes investment ratings to drop
Via Slave Irina – January 16, 2023, 2:48 a.m. CST
The energy shortage that has plagued Europe’s largest economy since 2021 has affected its attractiveness as an investment destination.
According to a report in the German daily Augsburger Allgemeine, Germany is currently ranked 18order out of 21 countries, dropped four places in the ranking by the German economic research institute ZEW, Reuters report.
The institute cited higher energy costs and labor shortages to reconsider Germany’s place in the rankings, along with a slow pace of innovation and a complex bureaucratic environment.
Rising gasoline prices have shaken German industry and cost the government billions of euros to help businesses and households survive. However, even with state support, many German businesses are limiting their operations or moving them to lower-cost energy locations such as the United States and Asia.
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Personally, I don’t expect “massive numbers” to protest, maybe one or two protest marches if they’re lucky. Europeans withered by skyrocketing energy prices have too many other problems on their plates to worry about whether Greta is being mishandled or whether more coal is mined.
In any case, it’s too cold for a proper street party.
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