Plaats een aanvulling

Thousands rise up against Shell and Exxon in the Netherlands

Nieuws, gepost door: nn op 10/02/2017 02:01:16

Wanneer: 10/02/2017 - 13:29

On Tuesday the 7th of February almost 5000 came out for the largest protest against gas extraction in Dutch history. In the northern city of Groningen, people arrived in huge numbers, carrying torches and home-made banners.


Children and adults marched through the city centre demanding an end to gas extraction in the region. They also called on Shell and Exxon to pay for the damage to their homes caused by over a thousand earthquakes induced by extraction, and for the Dutch government to break its ties with the gas industry and speed up the energy transition away from fossil fuels.

The Groningen gas field, Europe’s largest, was discovered in 1959 with extraction starting soon after. It is operated by ‘NAM’, a joint venture between Shell and Exxon. Concerns about gas-related earthquakes were first raised in the 1980s with people first rising up in larger numbers in 2013. a-random-banner-march-groningenThere are now over 100,000 people living in houses damaged by these earthquakes, not including historical monuments and churches that have also been affected.

This is one of many interconnected stories of struggling communities rising up and organising against fossil fuels around Europe and beyond. Keep it in the ground!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMn0rq3jpN0
Website: https://gofossilfree.org


Lees voor het invullen de spelregels. Aanvullingen zijn alleen bedoeld voor het geven van bijkomende informatie bij het artikel waaronder ze gepost worden en uitdrukkelijk niet voor persoonlijke commentaren, bedenkingen of aanzetten tot discussie.

Klik hier voor meer uitleg over de mogelijke HTML-tags en formattering.

Voeg mediabestanden toe:

CAPTCHA
Deze vraag wordt gebruikt om te testen indien u een menselijke bezoeker bent teneinde spam-inzendingen te vermijden.
Beeld-CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.
Global IMC Network www.indymedia.org Afrika Ambazonia Canarias Estrecho / Madiaq Kenya South Africa Canada London, Ontario Maritimes Quebec Oost Azië Japan Manila QC Saint-Petersburg Europa Abruzzo Alacant Antwerpen Athens Austria Barcelona Belarus Belgium Bristol Brussels Bulgaria Calabrië Cyprus Emilia-Romagna Estrecho / Madiaq Euskal Herria Galiza Duitsland grenoble Hungary Ireland Istanbul Italy La Plana Liege liguria Lille Linksunten Lombardia London Madrid Malta Marseille Nantes Napoli Netherlands Northern England Norway Nottingham Oost-Vlaanderen Paris/Île-de-France Piemonte Poland Portugal Roma Roemenië Russia Scotland Sverige Switzerland Torun Toscana Ukraine UK-GB Latijns Amerika Argentina Bolivia Chiapas Chile Sur Braszilië Sucre Colombia Ecuador Mexico Peru Puerto Rico Qollasuyu Rosario santiago Uruguay Valparaiso Venezuela Oceanië Aotearoa Manila Melbourne Perth QC Sydney Zuid-Azië India Verenigde Staten Arizona Atlanta Austin Baltimore Big Muddy Binghamton Buffalo Charlottesville Chicago Cleveland Colorado Columbus DC Hawaii Houston Hudson Mohawk LA Madison Michigan Milwaukee Minneapolis/St. Paul New Mexico New Orleans NYC Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland Richmond Rochester Rogue Valley San Diego San Francisco Bay Area Santa Cruz, CA Sarasota Seattle Urbana-Champaign Worcester West Azië Beirut Israel Palestine Process FBI/Legal Updates Mailing Lists Process & IMC Docs Projecten Print Radio Video Regio's United States Topics Biotech