To the west of Grevenbroich lies the brown coal surface mine Garzweiler. It was named after the town Garzweiler, which was located at the center of the mining area. On the northern edge of the pit, a vantage point has been set up. From here one has a view over the heaps of gobbing which the excavation of Garzweiler 1 has left. The mining is moving westward and has crossed the Autobahn 44 between the A46 and Jackerath, which was the boundary to the mining area Garzweiler 2. Towards southeast one can see the RWE power plants Grevenbroich-Frimmersdorf and -Neurath, which use most of the coal from Garzweiler I and II.
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saintjiminy 38 months ago | reply
I thought we had it bad we had it bad enough in Muswellbrook, this is horrifying! Btw, would going this far for the intimate vantage point count as trespassing? Just wondering, trying something similar.
+Rob+ 37 months ago | reply
horribly beautiful. great shot
J4M35_UK 32 months ago | reply
Sweet jesus!
DabiDesign 29 months ago | reply
Hi Bert K,
Your photo was selected to be the banner in our environmental magazine called OurWorld 2.0
ourworld.unu.edu
The article is Why are climate scientists ignoring peak oil and coal? and was published on December 31, 2010.
Thank you for your great photo!