Hundreds Of Anti-coal Protesters Break Into German Mine

LUETZERATH, Germany (AP) — Hundreds of anti-coal activists staged protesters in and around a mine in western Germany on Saturday, demonstrating against the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels by Europe's biggest economy. Environmentalists oppose the German government's decision to allow the mining and burning of coal in the country until 2038, a deadline the activists say is too late to effectively tackle climate change. Activists, dressed in colored overalls and braving wind and rain, were also protesting the planned destruction of several villages to make way for the expansion of the Garzweiler strip mine, west of Cologne. An Associated Press reporter witnessed some protesters break through police lines early Saturday before being detained by officers.Read more on NewsOK.com

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