Rutte’s suggestion that gasless Groningen could become home to nuclear power station ridiculed
It seems that outgoing PM Rutte wants to keep Groningen as the South’s energy provider Dutch Prime Minister Rutte has ...
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Another small earthquake recorded in Province of Groningen
A 1.8 magnitude quake struck near Westeremden (Gemeente Loppersum) An earthquake occurred this morning at Westeremden, a village north of ...
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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 ...
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Natural Gas extraction causes yet another earthquake in Groningen
And yet the Dutch government still supports the gas companies The area surrounding the village of Westeremden in the north ...
Read moreYet another gas extraction-induced earthquake strikes Groningen
Startenhuizen (Het Hogeland/Loppersum) was hit by a series of quakes on Saturday night Translated by Thomas Ansell The onslaught of ...
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At least 600 reports of damages after two gas-extraction earthquakes
Nine people reported ‘acutely unsafe’ situations in their homes The number of damage reports received after the two earthquakes at ...
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 ...
Read moreSmall earthquakes in Garsthuizen, Appingedam, both induced according to KNMI
The quakes were at a depth of 3KM There was a minor earthquake in the Province of Groningen this morning ...
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