There is a lot of protest around Hambacher Forst. It may take some time, but then these things will be history. Like the hard-coal mines in Germany, which have

There is a lot of protest around Hambacher Forst. It may take some time, but then these things will be history. Like the hard-coal mines in Germany, which have been closed. But the production in Germany of coal is actually useful to remind people, that a lot of coal is imported from much larger coal producers and it's not a great idea to close coal mines in Germany and keep buying coal from elsewhere. Checkout how many mines have been closed by now for 'Braunkohle' / lignite. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_deutscher_Braunkohletagebaue https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_deutscher_Braunkohletage... East Germany ALONE produced end 80s almost twice as much lignite as the reunited Germany today. > Maybe Germans should ask their french neighbor for an extension cable or two... There's the idea for the EU-wide grid and energy market. It's all happening and will take decades, but it is in the works.