Thirst for justice: communities take on coal giant for stealing their water
Where Poland, Czechia and Germany meet, a thirsty coal mine threatens to leave 30,000 people without water but...
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EU gives up on ‘clean coal’ myth as Commission agrees to end funding
The European Commission has admitted that its Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) is “hardly compatible” with...
European Commission funding coal lobbyists is unacceptable, it’s time for answers about the RFCS
An obscure European Commission fund seems totally incompatible with the EU’s Green Deal and climate ambitions. Riccardo Nigro...
Railway to hell: Siemens under fire for mega coal project
As Siemens’ shareholders gather in Munich for their annual general meeting, the company is under pressure for its...
‘Money for nothing’: Germany’s multi-billion euro gift to Europe’s biggest polluters
Germany is planning to grant billions in public money to lignite corporations to shut down polluting plants, but...
The People v Coal: Dirty power goes on trial
As Italian civil society groups testify in court at a highly symbolic trial on coal’s damage, Roberta Arbinolo...
Who’s got coal for Christmas?
As 2019 comes to an end, Roberta Arbinolo shares her christmas list of who’s been on their best...
Five monsters to fear this Halloween…
… and the EU laws that are fighting back! Learning about threats to our environment can be pretty...
Thirsty and toxic: two ways coal is bad news for water
Europe’s supply of clean, safe water is under major stress, and coal is one of the culprits. But...
‘Ten years too late’ – most toxic company promises to quit coal
After a week of unprecedented climate mobilisation worldwide, German energy giant RWE has pledged to go carbon neutral...
