Groningen: protesters demand safety for residents and an end to gas drilling in the Province
The Groningen gas field was discovered in 1959 and has been ruthlessly exploited since By Margherita Capacci Protesters in Groningen ...
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D66 grouping in Drenthe Provincial council sound alarm around ‘waste-water injection’ by oil exploitation company NAM
The technique aims to further exploit empty oil and gas wells Translated by Thomas Ansell The D66 grouping in the ...
Read moreMayor of Loppersum says “it is time for us to tackle this as a crisis” following latest quake
The continued extraction of natural gas in Groningen has led to residents feeling unsafe in their own homes Mayor Hans ...
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Yet another gas extraction-induced earthquake in Groningen
Residents near Loppersum report shaking and terror: and it still isn’t the largest quake to have hit the Province recently ...
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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 ...
Read moreHomeowners 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 ...
Read moreGas 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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