Environmentalists complain against gas drilling in the North Sea
Environmentalists complain against gas drilling in the North Sea
A storm of indignation runs across the North Sea: German environmental aid (DUH) has now filed a lawsuit that targets the approval for gas bores off the Borkum coast. This courageous action is to give the answer to the controversial decision of the Lower Saxony State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology (LBEG), the Dutch oil and gas companies One-Dya's green light for the controversial directional bores. In the middle of this scene drama are concerned citizens, environmental groups and a plump complaint that all fight against the supposed greed of industry.
Sascha Müller-Kraenner, the federal manager of the DUH, leaves no doubt that the decision of the LBEG is not only incomprehensible but almost scandalous: “Germany does not need this gas for the security of supply or for stable gas prices. At the same time, the funding for our environment and sets Germany's international credibility in terms of climate protection.” the halls of power should be felt!
environment under fire!
The lawsuit is actively supported by the Citizens' Initiative Clean Air East Frisia and the Lower Saxony. This strong alliance is determined to take action against the decision of the LBEG, which, from the perspective of the environmentalist, clearly violates existing nature conservation and climate laws. "For the environmental impact assessment, the German authorities have not carried out their own investigations," complains Sandra Koch from the citizens' initiative. Instead, the authorities have rely on the data from the Netherlands, which the environmentalists perceive as true farce
The dilapidated environmental compatibility is not the only problem child. Susanne Gerstner, the state chairman of the BUND Niedersachsen, speaks plain text: "The decision of the LBEG is completely unacceptable. The economic interests of the gas company One-Dyas are placed on the protection of the national park and the World Heritage Sea." and the world public waves, the drilling platform has already been positioned, which has already been brought about, which the fears about the environmental impact Pre -drilling only reinforced.
a fatal game with chemistry!
The plans of one-dyas to open up a gas field, remember the danger that these funding not only risk the Wadden Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but also endanger the quality of life of the residents of Borkum. "" The boring island has already had concrete negative consequences such as air pollution from nitrogen emissions, an increasing risk of earthquakes and endangered animal species, " warns Müller-Kraenner. Here it becomes bluntly clear: The climate -damaging fossil gas project could be the largest flop of the federal government in terms of climate protection!
What's next here? The Lbeg could have set a sign of climate protection, instead it relies on profit. The impending consequences are huge and find hearing, not only in the halls of Lüneburg, but also internationally.
Hoping to save the falling ship, Müller-Kraenner appeals to the federal and state government: "We are calling to stop this unnecessary and climate-political project in a political way." will this call be heard? Time ticks and the pressure is increasing!
to the front of the resistance against the greed of the gas companies! The lawsuit is only the beginning of an ruthless argument about the future of the Wadden Sea and the entire region. We do everything we can to win this struggle for our environment!
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