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Environmentalists put an end to a protest against lignite mining in Hambach, Germany, on Sunday. During the demonstrations, thousands of activists, including 140 Dutch, occupied a railway line of energy giant RWE.
The railway is used to transport lignite from the lignite quarry to power plants. The activists also managed to close a large excavator.
On Saturday, 250 activists tried to enter the quarry, but the police prevented this, including pepper spray and batons.
] On Sunday afternoon only, the last militants were taken from the railroad by the police. According to a spokesman for the protesters, "the necessary violence" was used. "We are pleased to have been able to keep the track busy for 24 hours – it was a successful action and we were able to highlight the urgency of our message locally and internationally."
Activists protested against environmental pollution by fossil fuels. and against the damage caused by the extraction of lignite in the landscape. According to activists, the Hambach lignite mine, with an area of 80 km 2, is the largest coal mine in Europe.
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