Thomas Bareiß says use of polluting fuel at RWE plant is needed to hold the lights onControversial plans to cut down a German forest to build a huge coal mine should proceed because Germany needs the polluting fuel to hold the lights on,according to the chief of the country’s state secretary for energy.
Dozens of treehouses built and occupied by campaigners for years have been recently cleared by police to make way for plans by energy firm RWE, which owns Hambach forest near Cologne, or to expand its nearby opencast coal mine.
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Source: theguardian.com