Chanting 'Keep It In the Ground,' Thousands Descend on German Coalfields

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By Common DreamsNov 6, 2017, 8:09 am85 pts
By Jake Johnson Demanding an end to coal and all forms of dirty energy extraction, more than 4,000 activists descended on the Rhineland coalfields in Germany early Sunday in a mass demonstration just a day before COP23 climate talks are set to kick off. "On the international stage, politicians and corporations…

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