Prof. Tatiana IlyinaJan 5, 2023

What you see on this photo is not from the Empire Strikes Back.

No, it is German police protecting a coal mine excavator in #Lützerath - a village planned to be demolished by the energy company RWE to extract coal that is not even needed for the energy security of Germany.

#Klimaschande
#EndCoal #EndFossilFuels #LütziBleibt

Picture: @mariusmichusch

Show threadbillheywood
@TatianaIlyina @mariusmichusch
I will never understand why Germany closed functioning nuclear plants in order to dig up and burn the dirtiest brown coal 😕
Jan 6, 2023 at 10:45amWeb
Show threadMax KostikovJan 6, 2023
@billheywood
I will never understand why Germany closed functioning nuclear plants in order to dig up and burn the dirtiest brown coal 😕
Because of green party morons.
Show threadbillheywoodJan 6, 2023

@kostikov
They really are

They'd literally rather destroy old forests to dig up the dirtiest coal, than keep some pre existing nuclear power plants going

It's the most un-Green position possible