RWE’s Senseless Destruction
March 11, 2020 5:20 pmHedwig Drabik, Resident of Keyenberg Hedwig Drabik is a resident of the village of mines despite the fact that that […]
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Norbert Winzen
November 8, 2017 3:09 pmKeyenberg, Germany – Norbert Winzen’s family has been living in the village of Keyenberg for generations. His late father was […]
Coal pollution clouds future for Rybnik
October 26, 2018 1:27 pmJoanna Rostek is a retired designer from Rybnik, home of the third most polluting plant in PGE’s fleet. She’s a […]
Greece Lignite Addiction Wreaks Havoc on Rural Communities
November 14, 2019 1:22 pmFor decades, Anargyroi’s residents have had to look on as, one by one, the region’s villages are consumed by the […]
Newborns not safe from RWE coal pollution
January 8, 2018 5:40 pmThis is the story of Christian Doering, a paediatrician from Cologne, Germany, who is exposed to the pollution from the […]
Sunshine, soot and coal dust in Mallorca
October 4, 2018 5:40 pmThis is the story of Josep Vich, a local from Alcudia, Spain, where the pollution from power utility Endesa burdens […]
Sacrificing culture and communities for coal
January 31, 2018 6:19 amAs German politicians negotiate a power sharing agreement, the impact of their energy choices has been brought into sharp focus by the demolition of the St Lambertus church for a coal mine.
Germany’s disappearing villages
November 16, 2017 5:21 pmNorbert Winzen’s family has been living in the village of Keyenberg for generations. He is a farmer, like his late father.
Suffocating in Iskenderun Bay
September 26, 2017 1:45 pmTurkey is rapidly expanding coal burning throughout the country, and its people and paying the price.