after being arrested during a protest In the German city of Lützerath, about 600 kilometers from the capital Berlin, leftwing activist Greta Thunberg spoke out on social networks. According to the environmentalist, she and the other activists arrested at the protest “were all silenced by the police”.
“Climate protection is not a crime,” Greta wrote on Twitter this Wednesday, April 18. According to the young woman, the authorities released her after the crime.
Greta Thunberg was arrested for protesting against the expansion of an openpit coal mine. Due to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Europe is facing an unprecedented energy crisis. European Union countries buy about 40% of their natural gas from the Russians for heating.
The Russian government has kept the gas pipeline to Germany closed since September. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz therefore thought it wiser to reactivate hard coal mines for energy production.
Germany has been in a process of changing its energy matrix for almost a decade with the aim of avoiding “climate change”.
Also read: “Green Germany Prepares to Light the Blast Furnaces”, article by JD Tuccille published in 120th issue of Oeste Magazin