"Nuclear can make regions uninhabitable." Meanwhile coal...

@samkothari9029

Жыл бұрын

Coal & fossil fuels making whole world inhabitable

@EricTomlinson

Жыл бұрын

@@b_uppy there's some some surfacing concerns about natural gas. Apparently with substances like methane large percentages are being leaked as part of the extraction process. I believe methane is about a hundred times worse than CO2 at capturing atmospheric heat, so natural gas has been a bit of an arguable situation until extraction is clean.

@Admiral-General_Aladeen

Жыл бұрын

@@koiyujo1543 a couple of douzend people with some health effects for a couple of tens of thousand meanwhile coal kills tens of thousands every year

@shrimpinpat

Жыл бұрын

@@koiyujo1543 far more via cancer.

@falsemcnuggethope

Жыл бұрын

@@shrimpinpat coal power actually causes a lot of lung cancer. A lot more than nuclear power causes cancer for generated energy, even if the major historical incidents are taken into account. It's not even about climate change - people wouldn't use fossil fuels if health was a priority.

The rapid abandonment of nuclear was a huge mistake by Germany.

@Mrch33ky

Жыл бұрын

Yes but think about the moral triumph being Nuclear Free brings. That should keep people warm this winter, eh Green Party? Who needs cheap reliable energy when you have the inner glow of Self-Satisfaction?

@vueport99

Жыл бұрын

absolutely. How is this total destruction 'Green' when literally you're displacing people and tearing up the earth to literally BURN it?

@gates9107

Жыл бұрын

Green party at this moment is still thinking want to kill off the remaining 3 nuclear power plant in Germany

@erencan.s

Жыл бұрын

Always texting the same when i see that kind of content

@jonaswolframm6563

Жыл бұрын

What you guys don't realize is that we will be dealing with nuclear waste for hundreds of years to come. The prize tag attached to that is conveniently left out of the discussion by nuclear energy supporters. Let alone the risk factor of running nuclear power plants. And I am not talking natural disasters only. Political instability, wars, etc. must also be taken into account. Have look at what is going on in Saporischnaja at the moment.

The scale of destruction is just unbelievable.

@domcizek

Жыл бұрын

CHARGE PUTIN FOR THESE CRIMES

@guronanak9218

Жыл бұрын

The scenes are tragic

@niniv2706

Жыл бұрын

I bet you get "Social Credit" points for getting a "heart" from this channel .

@domcizek

Жыл бұрын

@@niniv2706 WELL, DUE TO PUTINS WAR, DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES, WITH CLIMATE CHANGE COMING ON STONG NOW, CLIMATE MIGRAION WILL DISPLACE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE, THIS IS JUST A BLIP IN TIME

@hansantonio110

Жыл бұрын

@@guronanak9218 its good for climate change 👍🏻

All of Germanys largest power plants are coal. Not even natural gas like I thought.

@leonsvideos

Жыл бұрын

Oh so if those voters would have voted for any other party we would be all nuclear and no coal? Get a grip on reality this didn’t happen last election

@calikiwi

Жыл бұрын

There are so many better options than coal or nuclear energy which leaves such destructive waste. Look to the USA where they ignorantly thought “out of sight out of mind”, and are just now figuring the mines they sealed the spent plutonium rods in is now leaching in aquifers that supply vast areas of agriculture and population..

@rowannixon3180

Жыл бұрын

@@calikiwi You want to quote some sources, or are YOU the one INGNORANTLY spewing some brainless, anti-american propaganda/conspiracy theories because...well, that's all people like you know how to do? FYI, there are 54 operation nuclear power plants supplying a large percentage of our nations energy needs.

@bobespirit2112

Жыл бұрын

@@calikiwi Hi. Do you have a good reference leak on this info. Thanks.

@skeire1

Жыл бұрын

@@calikiwi there are safe ways to store nuclear waste

The same thing is happening in Greece (villages around Ptolemaida). The power company is buying the whole villages out to demolish them and get coal. Unbelievable

@friendoftellus5741

Жыл бұрын

Such politics is total and utter insanity !!!

@user-my9ng2zm6s

2 ай бұрын

Germany has the biggest coal resources in europe

And demolishing buildings from the 18th century...

Correction: At 1:30 we say that a third of the country's energy comes from coal. This is incorrect. We should have said a third of the country''s *generated electricity* comes from coal, excluding other types of energy use, e.g. in form of petrol for cars or gas for heating.

@hughdennison3013

Жыл бұрын

Does that include all the coal used to make solar panels? For Germany and other countries....

@AMERICANPRIDE1100

Жыл бұрын

@@hughdennison3013 hahaha so much wasted fuel making panels and windmills

@HappinessCoachSigmaMale

Жыл бұрын

Shame and slap on your face foreigners

@AMERICANPRIDE1100

Жыл бұрын

@@HappinessCoachSigmaMale nice name

@TheTekno80

Жыл бұрын

So we need coal. Simple answer.

The shot of the quarry next to the wind turbines is just... wow

@joshuahochgrebe7725

Жыл бұрын

They are destroing Wind turbines to build this quarry (12 of them)

@computerfan1079

Жыл бұрын

@@joshuahochgrebe7725 That's just insane

Look at the time lapse on google earth near niederzier, its incredible. Over 100km^2 in a few decades, what's really astonishing its the volume of coal that was extracted. I guess they think this is better than keeping the already built nuclear reactors

It's heartbreaking for the residents to see such scenery there. I have same feeling years ago. When I was a child my family located a very beautiful rural country, the river and the air are so clean and fresh. As some small textile factories raised, Such fascinating palace are polluted. The factories produced a large quantity of air and water pollutant. We hope the local government can regulated that bad situation,but they only cared of their money which is still today. Everyday I can't sit out of my house because the breathtaking air pollution can make you coughing. We also can't use the underground water because it's colour everyday. If I can't live in and out of my home, what other can I have ? If the government is useless why I need hand my money to you as tex? It's better to use these to feed some stray dogs.

@taciusa

Жыл бұрын

You are right. Better let them freeze to death

@Daniel-fl5oq

Жыл бұрын

@@taciusa so seriously？

@sabrinanova949

Жыл бұрын

Where do you live.?

@Daniel-fl5oq

Жыл бұрын

@@sabrinanova949 China mainland

@sabrinanova949

Жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-fl5oq I see.. No wonder China's products overwhelming my country's products.

When I cross over the border from NL into Germany I'm always amazed at the Ruhrgebied. And then to think that they want to close the nuclear plants.

@brxnni

Жыл бұрын

thats just the green party, less and less people everyday are supportive of closing nuclear pants (at least in my area from what ive been able to observe)

@emaker1233

Жыл бұрын

"Nuclear power is bad! Look at Chernobyl! the whole city had to abandoned!" "Ok Residents please abandon this city we can destroy it to mine for coal"

@brxnni

Жыл бұрын

@@emaker1233 Nuclear power was being phased out even before Chernobyl happened

@pedrolopes3542

Жыл бұрын

Geothermal! They have lots of dormant vulcanoes

@NubeBuster

Жыл бұрын

And in the netherlands the last nuclear plant has been shut down in the last years. We're 10 years late in building new ones, yet they are being torn down

Germany turned its back on nuclear energy in spite of it being emission free. so you bet on Russian gas and they let you down.this winter will be very difficult for the people .

@alexg2k2

Жыл бұрын

The US blows up Nord Stream. EU sanctions Russia. Russia lets Germany down. Cognitive dissonance much?

@MHG796

Жыл бұрын

Reserve is 90% full

@I-Maser

Жыл бұрын

@@MHG796 no, reserves are 100% Full. Yes it was a mistake to shut down the nuclear plants, but , germany is a democracy and the people demanded it. So the Gov complied. But acting as if Germanys end of nuclear ll set the country downhill is a bit overdramatic. We totally can achive a clean german grid w/o nuclear, with would just be a bit smarter

@MHG796

Жыл бұрын

@@I-Maser i was defending germany xd

@I-Maser

Жыл бұрын

@@MHG796 i now i know XD

Thank you for putting this out there. Well made piece of content! Keep the good coverage up :)

Its a shame that even our most well-off neighbours still struggle with the oil industry's greed. But its comforting to know that they also have a strong protesting presence. Cheers from Brazil.

@thiagooliveira9000

Жыл бұрын

Mano se você é do Brasil, a Alemanha não é considerada "vizinho" kkkkkkk tá muito longe pra isso

@pedroguedes278

Жыл бұрын

Alemanha esta nessa por decisao própria. Agora que arquem com a decisão estúpida de 2011 em acabar as usinas nucleares. Além claro, de sua política externa passível, errática e ineficiente

Politicians they can stop it but they will not do it because most of the funding for their politics comes from these big companies

@sauceless6666

Жыл бұрын

i wonder who elected those politicians with promises of getting rid of the big scary nuclear plants lol. Can only blame government so much before you have to look at the citizens who put them in power and then complain that the things they are doing (even the campaign points) actually aren't a good idea lol

This is what happens when you close your nuclear power plants. If those activists protested against that decision, they have my respect. If not, they certainly don't.

What a shame these building were destroyed.

This was really interesting, thanks so much for the video. It's shocking to see pictures and videos of the expansive earth that is being destroyed (villages, forests, land, etc.) by these coal companies. Documentaries like these are really needed to show everybody the reality of what's going on at the moment.

@jagboy69

Жыл бұрын

Give me a break, they are only tearing up old farm land. They put it back when they are done, it's not the end of the world. DUH!

The complete destruction of someone's home with a lot of history is not ok! My place is from 1926 so no where near as old BUT I have been fighting with developers wanting to tear it down for years just to build new expensive condo apartment buildings.

@pixazelz

Жыл бұрын

Urban expension is one of the reason Earth is doomed too

It would have been nice to also include the incredibly high direct cost on our health. Air pollution, largely from coal power plants kills 4 million people every single year. This mine alone probably contributes thousands to that number. Imagine thousands of people getting shot every single year and the government deciding to continue until 2030 just to make some profit...

@Mrch33ky

Жыл бұрын

yes bull doze their villages for wind and solar instead you brilliant bot much better way to become homeless righty right

The thing is it’s not greed on the energy companies part. They have to mine the coal because German energy policy requires it. They shut down nuclear, and have very little renewables, so the only choice is to keep using coal. Why do you think the high court approved the forced sale? Because the government needs coal to produce enough electricity for the country. When the woman says “we need to stop digging coal now”, what does she propose it is replaced with? A typical coal plant produces 3000MW, which would require more than 1000 of the largest wind turbines to replace. Additionally, coal is a stable all-weather power source, not subject to wind or sun. The only solution is nuclear.

@matthau87

Жыл бұрын

Nonsense. RWE want to mine the coal because they have a long-term contract with the state government allowing them to do so. They're a private company after all so all they care for is their own profit while claiming it's necessary for the national energy supply, which it isn't.

Strange that we here in Britain have heard nothing of this, I have to ask exactly what the EU, that so called defender of peoples rights, the bastion of clean energy, which has penalised member states for less, are doing to protect the peoples in these areas?

@joyplummeridge6940

Жыл бұрын

@DoUKnowDaWae Osas Wow, hilarious comeback. Britain does know what Brexit is. Did you know that during the EU austerity measures, all ministers and staff of the EU were getting FREE full manicures, pedicures, facials and haircuts, not to mention designer clothing and shoes at around 30% of the price paid outside the EU? Just imagine what that money could have provided in Europe. The Ministers also get paid TAX FREE, that's 96,000 euros a year and not 1 euro tax on any of it, while you are having to pay tax on your income. Perhaps instead of trying to score points you should really be asking yourself exactly WHY Germany is not making it known that they are bulldozing villages for coal. As I said, what is the EU, that so called defender of peoples rights, the bastion of clean energy, which has penalised member states for less doing to protect these areas?

@bgggsht

Жыл бұрын

EU = 4th German Reich

@radman8321

Жыл бұрын

@DoUKnowDaWae Osas Please ignore the 52%. We have to put up with their inane ramblings every day and ignoring them is the only way to cope.

The court is funded by the coal industry, of course “legally its over period” I’m surprised no one threw paint at her or even started shouting.

I've been there in that region and it is truely very sad to know how every village if broken down. I can't watch this, it makes me mad.

In Brazil they once made a movie about environmental destruction. In that movie; when they saw the excavators; a local indian tribe spoke about the monsters who eat the world...

Europe's countries preach renewable energy on China and India as well as World Forums but in their own backyard practices are quite different on ground. 🙏 Preacher's don't practice a bare Truth.

@Ninjaananas

Жыл бұрын

Germany is actually pretty far regarding renewable energy. But countries are not monolithes and someone people do their own thing.

@rahulkumarbadaik8018

Жыл бұрын

@@emanuelathriving.pilatesfi4040 wait for some time dude... its jst a begin......................

@pionieresvizzero2224

Жыл бұрын

The problem is that renewable energy is NOT synonymous with clean energy. The Germans were wrong to say no to nuclear power and now

@pionieresvizzero2224

Жыл бұрын

@@Ninjaananas Germany is the worst example to follow for a cleaner energy system.

@pisse3000

Жыл бұрын

@@pionieresvizzero2224 Agreed. Imagine calling your self a Green Party and abolishing the greatest source of carbon free energy and replacing it with coal and gas.

Because they outlawed nuclear.

I read a lot of "landscape destruction" in the comments. A few weeks ago, few friends and I hiked on Sophienhöhe, a recultivated landfill from coal mine Garzweiler. The forest was not old, but nice and growing. We brought home bagfulls of delicious apples and mushrooms. Yes, villages are displaced and CO2 is put in the atmosphere for there to stay. But it is not like the region becomes uninhabitable. It's quite nice there.

@jochenzimmermann5774

Жыл бұрын

i read a lot of "destructive flooding". look at the villages around the ahrtal, they're almost completely rebuilt by now. the new houses and streets aren't old, but nice and growing. yeah, some people died, a lot of houses where destroyed. but it is not like the region becomes uninhabitable. it's quite nice there. (that was sarcasm)

@jollyjokress3852

Жыл бұрын

yeah, this is one good aspect. bring down agriculture and establish nature there. but they need to really invest to do that. like, a big share of their revenues. that would be nice.

What is good about German protesters, is that they are different from the rest of the Western world. Americans, French, and British protested against greedy corporations Occupy Wall Street, Bankers, no war for oil companies, etc. Germans go directly protested at the Ministry of the Economy building, an institution that hand-signed village dissolution. A business intertwined with the government but the government allowed the village dissolution, and German citizens are aware of that.

Update: As of mid-January 2023, the village of Lützerath has been fully evicted by the police. Dozens of activits as well as officers were injured in the clashes. 15.000-35.000 activists gathered close by to protest the eviction.

I flew over Germany recently and u could very clear see two huge gouges in the earth

Thanks for reporting on this.

As joker said "All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day".

Germany: Shuts down the nuclear plants and becomes reliant on Russian gas while pretending to be a green nation Russia: Uses gas supply as a weapon Germany: Gets back to coal and starts polluting more Great planning 😒

@Sofia-hr8nd

Жыл бұрын

Russia doesn't use it like a weapon, EU said they don't need russian gas and oil, blame yourself not Russia

@plastovyplast7965

Жыл бұрын

@@Sofia-hr8nd No, Russian gas and oil became expensive.

@lontongtoge1653

Жыл бұрын

@@plastovyplast7965 so buy cheaper one from American

@blogintonblakley2708

Жыл бұрын

And what happened? The USA blew up the pipeline. Biden told Germany he was going to do it. And he did it.

@user-hc6vy2vm8y

Жыл бұрын

@@lontongtoge1653 american gas is much more expensive than russian

now you know how we feel outside of the eu and the us 🤗

@kimberleypex

Жыл бұрын

T was n stuk beter zonder de E U ! Nu is Europa bijna een 3e wereldland .

@paradoxboi806

Жыл бұрын

@@kimberleypex what? A 3rd world country? That’s a bit dramatic

@Gigachad-mc5qz

Жыл бұрын

We always knew, but the sad truth is noone cares...

This was a very interesting short report, I do find it very disappointing that we do use the click generating title of "Why Germany is destroying villages for coal" without really answering the question. At no point during the report do we address Germany's Energy situation beyond simply mentioning a crisis. I believe anything that talks about the coal mining in Germany should put things in context by mentioning the deep connection the increase in coal extraction in Germany has with the political decision to stop using Nuclear Energy in a country where solar panels and windmills just will never be enough. It is heartbreaking to see people getting evicted and seeing this lovely country I live in extract coal, but this decision is the direct impact from large environmental organizations themselves lobbying to put a stop to any kind of large clean energy production projects such as Nuclear or Hydroelectric Plants. This directly has the counter effect of increasing Germany's reliance on Energy imports and dirty energy. For the same reason many many many German households still heat themselves via coal or gas-operated water boilers, which is nuts from an environmental point of view. If electricity production was cheaper and more sustainable in Germany as a whole, people would use normal electric heaters. The way policies were determined in the last few years are a direct cause why Germany now has to increase its coal production, at a time when the climate emergency was never more pressing. This spells a grim future for Germany's energy independence and sustainable development unless a massive turn is taken immediately towards Nuclear, Hydroelectrical and Geothermal Projects.

The greenies complain loudly, pointing out the downsides of any current large scale energy source but the greeniacs never offer a viable solution to their complaints. Good luck.

10:21 "many villages are shareholders of RWE" --> how can I check if my village is part of this list? Do you have a weblink to share please?

@DWPlanetA

Жыл бұрын

Hi Julien, here is the list of all the cities and villages that are part of the "Verband der kommunalen RWE-Aktionäre". Most probably this list isn't exhaustive, but it's a good overview: vka-rwe.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Liste-Gesellschafter-Stand-01.01.2022.pdf

Thank you for your work.

I didn't thought germary also having this problem, I mean they have nuclear power.

@falsemcnuggethope

Жыл бұрын

They foolishly got rid of nuclear power before fossil energy

@thaminduKavinda

Жыл бұрын

@@falsemcnuggethope wow seriously? Oh man they really put all the eggs in one basket.

@Mrch33ky

Жыл бұрын

HAD nuclear power my Hindoo Friend

@thaminduKavinda

Жыл бұрын

@@Mrch33ky wdy "Hindoo" ?

@falsemcnuggethope

Жыл бұрын

@@Mrch33ky gerMary had a little nuclear plant. HAD.

This should be the symbol for the eauropean ecologist struggle Thanks for that genuine piece of journalism. Getting rarer these days.

Nature Activists also need to promote in Germany on safe living, tackling energy needs crisis, and promoting renewable energy practices among Germany's residents. 🙏 Greta Thonberg and other climate change activists can also be invited to the protests. 🙏

@pionieresvizzero2224

Жыл бұрын

Nuclear power must return to Germany, without it, they will always have to use coal or gas.

Uranium is 1 000 000 times more powerful than coal so there is 1/1000000th of the mining needed...

@simonm1447

Жыл бұрын

Your numbers aren't correct, since the concentration of Uranium in the ore is typically between 0.1 and 0.5 %, the biggest Uranium reserves in Australia gave just 0.03 % contained in the ore, while coal is pure coal if you remove the soil about it

I am in India... I am with you.... villages must be saved....here also in Bangalore there try to put up a second airport destroying 12 villages which is very bad.... Unbelievable stupidity on part of the Government and the corporations.....

@aakarshmaurya2265

Жыл бұрын

Airport and coal mines are different, being living in a metropolis doesn't make you understand the importance of public facilities.. Airports are definitely needed and those villagers must be getting some good prices for their lands

@krushnaji4940

Жыл бұрын

God do you understand what you are saying you are saying destroy their own whole industry they already have destroyed there nuclear power plants by closing them if they close this mine they will be energy deficient within 6 month.

closing their nuclear power plants depending on russia for gas and now making deals with china germany suffers (aka the whole europe must pick up their mess and sufer along) me:suprised pickacku face

I live nearby! Coal mining is not just actively destroying villages, but many buildings in nearby villages/towns are cracking because of the lowering water table.

@pionieresvizzero2224

Жыл бұрын

The Grüne are a cancer in Germany, they are condemning the environment of the whole country.

I gave this video a down arrow because they did not bother to mention the fact that the Green Party opposes nuclear energy and that's the reason they have to dig coal!

@brianarthur6199

Жыл бұрын

Seriously, this isn't the 1980's. New technology is available that makes meltdowns impossible, and reactors are also able to process nuclear waste and reuse it to make more power. Burning coal will kill people directly through disease and later on indirectly through global warming and the accompanying warfare and famine that will result. Bulldozing a village as old as Lützerath is a crime against human civilization, kicking a man out of the only house he's ever lived in is immoral as well.

I laughed to Germany in 2011 and I’m still laughing.

@Mrch33ky

Жыл бұрын

bots can't laugh lol ha ha

@hallolieblishbemsch6212

Жыл бұрын

@@Mrch33ky oh jealous bot, accept the reality Germany IS DONE

@Ninjaananas

Жыл бұрын

@@hallolieblishbemsch6212 Germany is far from done. It is not near as bad as like in USA or UK.

@Saui1299

Жыл бұрын

@@hallolieblishbemsch6212 why should it? Because of a little inflation we faced far worse and succeeded.

@2ndamendmentmf183

Жыл бұрын

@@Mrch33ky why do people like you just say your a bot when your feelings get hurt

7:04 It is obvious in the science community that if a study is sponsored by someone that would get profit from a particular result it isn't even worth considering.

Germany closed their nuclear power plants. They then increased their dependence on natural gas from Russia. Now that gas is no longer available, they have no option but to burn coal. You can protest all you want but energy has to come from somewhere, and it has to come at a reasonable price

@Islander185

Жыл бұрын

I don't understand how people cannot see this.

@Felix-st2ue

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, there was a lot of heel dragging and blocking of renewables and powerlines. We could be way further in this area. And we do have to speed up in this area.

@tonyburzio4107

Жыл бұрын

Just like President Trump warned, and the Germans laughed. There is another way to reduce pollution, and that is to reduce the population. Germany is taking this alternate route as the cold sets in this winter.

@Ninjaananas

Жыл бұрын

Too bad coal energy in Germany is not even profitable without state subsidy.

@pionieresvizzero2224

Жыл бұрын

@@Ninjaananas Not even renewables. Germany spent 600 billion on RES. Yet they did not give the desired results.

Thank you for this documentary

I hope that the cement in the wind turbine bases there is at least 20% or more of fly ash. That would save a lot of energy and save a pile of waste as well

@onelyone6976

Жыл бұрын

I'd hope not, fly ash isn't very good for concrete quality, a bit of it helps but too much and the concrete quality deteriorates. Silica and slag from blast furnaces work quite well in replacing a part of the cement in concrete.

to be fair you should mention, that each forest area, each village was rebuild in the near distance for compansation. There is nothign like "deleting areas" especially trees in Germany

@veterinarius7646

Жыл бұрын

Yeah few forests will make up for millions and millions of tonnes of Co2 in air

Fine, we have an energy crisis you can dig out the village. But ALL YOUR PROFITS ARE taxed at 100%. Also any person getting salary from the company and currently holding any political function will be forced to return to the state all salaries paid by the company and banned for life from being a candidate for any political function.

@RK-cj4oc

Жыл бұрын

Good way to worsen your energy crisis.

Did she say that a third of all energy is produced by coal. So how are you going to make that up. The only plan that you have is to stop it, and make up the shortfall.

Great video, really interesting to see how climate activism is progressing in Germany. I wish them every success.

@spider6660

Жыл бұрын

If so, will you give them electricity from your house.? Making arguments is easy, but electricity production is important.

@CiudadanoUruguayo

Жыл бұрын

@@spider6660 Solar, wind, hidroelectrical, nuclear, geotermical...

@900Yugo

Жыл бұрын

@@CiudadanoUruguayo Germany opposed nuclear energy and other sources and tried useless renewables that don't work.

@gates9107

Жыл бұрын

@@CiudadanoUruguayo the climate activists caused almost all of German nuclear power plant to be terminate and accidentally replaced with Russian gas

Really great to see this!

Coal is awfull but anyone seen the lack of trees or forest around thats crazy horrific

thank you for providing this info

been watching for 26 seconds. Welcome to the realm of the humans. I bless all the well hearted one's.

This is the time to protect the national interest. Regional interest becomes secondary. Germany made mistake by relying too much on outsourced energy.

@matthau87

Жыл бұрын

OK, so RWE claims that this particular coal deposit under Lützerath is of national interest. But it's a private company, why would they care about other interests than their own?

Part of the carbon crime against future generations is the destruction of some of the best agricultural soil in Germany. The land has been farmed since the time of the Romans. First official mention of Lützerath ca. 1100. RWE is committing a war crime...

Really shocking story 👌👌👌

I don't know why would they destroy a village when you can go with SOLAR POWER PLANTS INSTEAD.

Thank you for this video

I thought Germany had closed many of its coal plants and mine's I do believe I watched this video a few years ago

@matthau87

Жыл бұрын

@@kaymish6178 No way to install enough renewables? No will, rather.

Lützerath village is near the town of Erkelenz, NRW

you cant realy live near those power plant anyway because of the fines particules it's like living in a construction site with a lot of dust

Again thanks for sharing My lovely DW team 😘

It's unbeliebable to see this happen in 2022 in the middle of such a terrible climate crisis...coal lobists should be sentenced for life in prison.

@Ribulose15diphosphat

Жыл бұрын

Nulla Poena Sina Lege, Jerkass.

@900Yugo

Жыл бұрын

The government's fault that Nuclear is being shut down. So they tell utilities to go use fossil fuel.

Are they filling the hole again? Or are there any plans of using the hole for something after the coal extraction? Maybe it could be used as a huge heat battery, charge by solar and wind energy?

@jirik.5921

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One possible solution is flooding the area and turning it into a natural habitat. I geass it's one way of dealing with depleated coal mines, but in my personal opinion, the damage is already done when that happens.

What about the paris accords, the most useful treaty in world hostory.

What's the substitution for coal in Germany? Is it renewables? renewables currently are matured enough only for electricity. cannot cater for heating etc. Can it afford to stay without heat in winters? can the state be able to support the social security system with the de-industralization in Germany? if some fast move goes wrong, entire economy of the continent will collapse which will further impact the social lives. The transition from coal to renewables is much needed. More and more activists should actually start reading renewable energy and contribute constructively for the transition.

@definitlynotbenlente7671

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Nuclear

We have the prerequisites technologies to enable us use the infinite gravitation energy in building gravitation electric power stations for families globally.

2:46, with a mine only a stone's throw away, I would've packed my bags long ago. Why don't they mine underground, like in South Africa?

@stygian4011

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Easier, cheaper and faster to mine like that. When they are done they fill the hole with water and create a lake, which than creates a new ecosystem and a nice vacation spot. Many other coal mines in Germany have already been converted to lakes

Have to this every day sadly. Home sweet home 😥

I always thought things like this only happened in China, at least the western media make it look that way.

This is a scandal especially given their premature abandonment of nuclear. I prefer the UK approach which balanced its decline in nuclear with renewable growth. Many countries (UK, Spain, Portugal, Scandinavia, etc) are close to having no coal

This is what happens when you turn off all nuclear power stations without much planning. The urge to become carbon neutral by Greens ignored the fact that nuclear when handled well is the least carbon producing (or other pollution causing) source of power. Now sit and lament as the Russia and other OPEC nations increase oil and gas price uncontrolled. Wokes shown in this video have no idea they are promoting catastrophe..

U forget to say: There war 1 death in Hambacher Forst. His name was Steffen Meyn.

German fashion here reminds me of the 90's, it's quite enjoyable. Keep on fighting the climate fight!

@Foreignparisite

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Many Germans still dress like it’s the 90s

Very bold video

Hypocrisy is alive around the world when it comes to coal and reliable cheap power generation

This is not a secret , it is just not reported by the press , and that is the real question , WHY

Well it's between two choices, preserve of what landscape you have now, or live your life with less energy

Money Money Money

Wait if you have to dig for coal on the surface then why isn’t Wales one big hole ?

Keeping government in check is important but where do these people think that their prosperity came from it is cheap and abundant energy that drives society

Watching this documentary makes me realize something: Some people are TOO ignorant to see beyond their own ideology. Some people really care that coal mining and production produces so much CO2 emmissions, but ignore that this coal gives them heat, warmth, electricity and allows their industry to produce stuff thus giving people employment thus allowing them to put food on their table. They are in support of green energy, but when Russia decided to hault gas supplies to Germany, they suddenly felt the need to complain, mind you changing their mind whether LNG is green or not. Everyone is an environmentalist until they get cold. Everyone cares for the environment as long as it doesn't affect them directly. Everyone is pro green energy, until the sun sets and wind stops blowing. Everyone is pro green energy when the rest of the world isn't. Some people can't see beyond their beliefs, they hate reality, they want privileges and morality. Well, there you go, one of the most educated nations on earth, with no education. The French are mad for choosing nuclear energy. How true that is, today. Germany, a nation literally built upon Russian gas, wants to go green. Germans deserve this.

History is something that needs to be preserved because if you lose it prepare to create a time machine or lose it forever

Then they complain when they have no heat and power.

What would have been your decision on Lützerath's future?

@JJONNYREPP

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Why Germany is destroying villages for coal 1516pm 21.10.22 well, that destroys the myth of Germany being a forward and progressive nation re: green energy and the love of country(side)... p.s DOLE NOT COAL!!!! WE HAVE SAME ISSUES WITH QUARRYING IN THE MOORS OVER WHITWORTH AND RAMSBOTTOM ETC ETC...

@Almighty-AI

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Reboot the nuclear power! Atomkraft ja Danke ;) It's a shame that Germany did so well with denazification, but now they are (again) unwilling to ask and consider their neighbors view & interests - just like Russia(ns) now should do, to realize they live in a schizo-facist society. Germany & Belgium should start their nuclear power plants. Europe's common energy market needs every option to combat climate change, including nuclear!

@MartinKyral

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Save it simply by keeping the nukes running.

@MartinKyral

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@@b_uppy All you give as alternatives is non-existent on a large scale and demanding decades to be implemented. Decades we don't have because 30 years ago, the policymakes simply started to ignore facts. Nuclear is up and running and all is needed is NOT TO SWITCH IT OFF.

@MartinKyral

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@@b_uppy they wasted almost all their missiles already and soon all their military power will go down to 0. Still better than forcing millions and millions to breathe poisons (including uranium!) every single day.

You guys do know that less energy-dense power sources like wind and solar causes this same greedy-mining-madness around the world, right? The difference is that in the case of rare earths and other critical minerals, they are mostly located in Asia, Africa and Latin America. So, as far as the problem isn't in your backyard, is it okay to do it? Please, people, understand that I'm not saying we need coal-powered plants. I'm just stating that this same kind of movement should be worried about the consequences of a growing resource-intensive power grid. There are communities just like Lützerath all over the world, in China, Brazil, Chad and many other countries. They are simply not receveing the same attention because the western media in general seems to doesn't care. Renewables alone ARE NOT the magic solution to both our problems of climate change and social injustice. They are certainly part of the solution, but we'll also need responsible resource management, energy efficiency, less overall energy consumption and awareness that this isn't a simple problem to solve. What I'm saying is, preventing coal mining in Germany is the same as just pushing the problem to other parts of the world and then confortably pointing the finger at them. I say: what we need is a significant change in global mining industries to be held accountable for the consequences of predatory resource exploration. It has already been done in an industry: nuclear power. Uranium mining is globally recognized as having the highest environnentaly respectful practices, due to high regulatory standards and zero tolerance for illegal uranium exploration by the fuel assembly supply chain. So, again, we have to learn from this industry to apply the same level of rigorousness to the other mining industries around the world. That's the only way to keep this absurd type of thing from happening over and over.

@stefandietmann5120

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The biggest an by far the most effective way to solve the energy problem is: to save energy, to use less energy. It is so easy... and it even saves our 💰. The only issue: if we do, big companies and related stock markets don't have profits anymore. Sad times... 😔

@Islander185

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@@stefandietmann5120 For sure!! Even the new houses being built (in Australia anyway) are still stupidly inefficient.

@matthau87

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As much I agree with you on the negative effects of mining for rare earths there's one major difference to mining for fossil fuels. Lithium and other minerals can be recycled, coal is gone forever once it's burned and needs to be steadily mined for maintaining the supply.

Someone explaine to me why they headed to coal while they have the latest technology of renewable energy also nuclaire energy

What happen to LNG promises? Is it sailing ,isn't it sailing?

imagine they are destroying villages (and historical buildings, castles, even cathedrals) since 1950. more than 100 villages were destroyed already because of the corruption - they even set their laws and rules so that this environment destroying activity is legal (lol), and then they say Germany is the most 'greenest' country in the world. :D

And then some people are so bold to claim that wind turbines "destroy" landscapes.

By using gravitation electric power stations, we can have enough electricity for families globally.

But we instead chose to protect a little forest...

Somebody please tell the German government how to construct a Nether portal and directions to find the fortress in order to prevent destructive coal mining.