Demolition and fortification for homes in Overschild after fracking earthquake damages
By Alexis Veenendaal Some residents in the town of Overschild watch with mixed feelings as their damaged homes are demolished ...
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Leeuwarder expat in Groningen on hunger strike in protest against earthquakes
Dhani Hoekstra moved to Ten Post in Groningen around 10 years ago Translated by Thomas Ansell From Thursday morning, Dhani ...
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Gemeente De Fryske Marren resisting permit for gas-production by Vermilion
This follows a 1.9-magnitude earthquake in Garrelsweer, Groningen, on Tuesday Translated by Thomas Ansell The Gemeente De Fryske Marren (in ...
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Homeowners in Groningen claim 122 million euros following gas-extraction induced earthquakes
Around 5,000 homeowners have submitted claims Houses in the earthquake zone in the province of Groningen have not only suffered ...
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Gas corporation Vermilion want to exploit gas fields in between Garyp, Opeinde, and Grou by 2040
The Canadian energy company, which has amassed around 800,000 acres of undeveloped land in the Netherlands, already utilises 14 gas ...
Read moreStopping gas extraction will lead to winding-down of GasTerra
Stopping gas extraction in Groningen also means that gas trading company GasTerra will be phased out, with 165 jobs set ...
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An American Groninger in Madurodam
Even though I have had a Dutch passport for nearly two years, it was only a couple of weeks ago ...
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Gasunie considering lowering gas extraction levels in Groningen more rapidly
Gasunie is reportedly not ruling out the possibility of bringing gas extraction levels in Groningen below 12 billion cubic meters. ...
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Economics minister Wiebes calls for radical overhaul of earthquake damage protocol
Prior to a parliamentary debate on Tuesday about gas extraction and earthquakes, economic affairs minister Eric Wiebes has called for ...
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Northern residents, local government team up against gas extraction
Extraction operations on the Slochteren gas field in Groningen have been causing nearly daily earthquakes to rattle the province for ...
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