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According to the AP, NY Times and a boat load of other AP carriers, the country boasting the loudest about how much of their energy needs are fulfilled by renewable sources, coal may be about to win out over one of the oldest forests still standing in Germany:
BERLIN (AP) — A court in western Germany says an ancient forest near the Belgian border can be chopped down to make way for a coal strip mine.
Cologne's administrative court ruled Friday against a legal complaint brought by the environmental group BUND that wanted to halt the clearance of much of the Hambach forest.
Hambach forest has become a focus of environmental protests against the expansion of a vast mine that supplies much of the coal used in nearby power plants.
The coal, a light brown variety called lignite, is considered one of the most polluting forms of fossil fuel.
Meanwhile their reactors are being systematically shut down and dismantled. But dirty coal use shows almost no decline.
(Score: 2, Troll) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday November 26 2017, @05:27AM (1 child)
We need all the energy. Believe me, we need all the energy we can get. And so does Angela. But wind is the worst, the absolute worst. Windmills are great but a lot of times the wind doesn’t blow, folks. But that's not the worst part. It kills all the birds. I don’t know if you know that. Billions of birds are lying on the ground. And the eagle. There are places for wind but if you go to various places in California, wind is killing all of the eagles. They’ve killed so many eagles and birds and you know, things. You know, if you shoot an eagle, if you kill an eagle, they want to put you in jail for five years. And yet the windmills are killing billions and billions of eagles. One of the most beautiful, one of the most treasured birds, and they’re killing them by the billions, and nothing happens. So wind is a problem. In California, where are the eagles? You don't see them like you used to. In New York City, you have plenty of eagles. I had one on my desk. But Calfornia, where are they? You don't see them, and it's not a "guns" thing. Not many guns out there. It's a "wind" thing.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 26 2017, @06:14PM
Oh yeah! a reply from RealDonaldTrump. And i just happen to be in California, haven't seen one eagle. You are the funniest.