Clashes have kicked off today against a massive deforestation campaign in Hambach, following the loss of a court case aiming to put a stay on redevelopment of the 12,000-year-old woodlands into a coal mine. Preparations for the clearance and eviction of forest protectors by RWE so they can turn most of it into a massive
Germany: Cops lash out as activists try to block clear-cutting of ancient forest
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