Climate

Greenpeace Boulders Threaten £12bn North Sea Windfarm Project

RecentNews.uk

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Greenpeace placed 15 tonnes of boulders off the Norfolk coast to block bottom trawling.

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The barrier landed directly on the site designated for the £12bn Norfolk Vanguard windfarm.

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Developer RWE is in talks with activists to verify boulder locations and update seabed surveys.

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Activists argue the stones are smaller than naturally occurring boulders routinely cleared for construction.

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