| Title | Headline | Summary | Media | Date | hf:tags | |
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 | Ludvig | Beethoven and brown coal | Jezeří castle sits on the border between two worlds. Surrounded by lush forest, it’s a splendid example of Bohemian baroque – Beethoven’s Third Symphony was performed here for the very first time. But just a few hundred metres away is a barren, moon-crater landscape – site of the largest open cast lignite mine in the country. And local villages find themselves under threat. | BBC From Our Own Correspondent | 2015-08-15 | coal czech czechoslovakia environment |
 | Coal | Coal keeps US economy burning | The United States is the world’s most powerful economy, but most of that power is still derived from fossil fuels. When I toured the marshalling yards of Nebraska in 2006, more than half of the country’s electricity was still being produced by burning coal. Twenty years later it’s slipped into second place behind gas – but Americans still rely on the black stuff for 19% of their power. | BBC Radio 4 | 2006-08-29 | coal electricity environment trains usa |
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