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DutchNews.nl
January 29, 2018
There has been furious reaction after energy giant Shell distanced itself from possible claims for earthquake damages in Groningen province made against its subsidiary gas production company NAM. MPs are calling for an emergency debate to discuss the issue, the Financieele Dagblad reported onÃÂ ...
Phys.Org
January 29, 2018
Now, 20 years later, thousands of homes in the northeastern Groningen province are facing reinforcement or even demolition because of hundreds of small tremors caused by decades of gas extraction. The scope of the problem is forcing the Dutch government to confront the prospect of a future withoutÃÂ ...
Waging Nonviolence
January 27, 2018
Ten thousand people — a record number for Groningen — marched through the city with torches and chanted slogans scolding the government, as well as its partners Shell and Exxon, for the gas operations they say are responsible for the 3.4 magnitude earthquake felt throughout the province on Jan. 8.
NL Times
January 17, 2018
Groningen gets snow, Temps hit 10ð in south on crazy weather day ... With a western storm approaching, a code orange warning for strong winds is in effect for all provinces except for the northern ones, where a code yellow ... The province of Groningen deployed salt gritters to fight slickness on the roads.
NL Times
January 16, 2018
Almost all parties in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, demanded that Minister Eric Wiebes of Economic Affairs and Climate come up with a protocol for handling earthquake damage caused by gas extraction in Groningen within two weeks. Wiebes will make haste on such a protocol,ÃÂ ...
Xinhua
January 8, 2018
THE HAGUE, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- A 3.4-magnitude earthquake took place in the northern Dutch province of Groningen at 3:00 p.m. local time on Monday, the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) reported. Police in the area reported that as far as they know the earthquake has not led to majorÃÂ ...
DutchNews.nl
January 8, 2018
The epicenter of the quake was in the village of Zeerijp near Loppersum, but it was also felt in the provincial capital of Groningen, including at the city's main hospital. According to ... The quakes are caused by ground settling following the extraction of natural gas from under the province. Last year theÃÂ ...
NL Times
January 4, 2018
Sustained winds between 75 and 90 kilometers per hour are expected in seven different provinces, triggering a Code Yellow weather warning from the ... starting at 8 p.m. on the northwestern coast, covering Noord-Holland, Flevoland, and Friesland and ends as late as 4 a.m. further northeast in Groningen.
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com
December 30, 2017
NAM has also been in the news of late due to recent evidence implicating the company as the cause of small earthquakes impacting Groningen, a province just north of the former gas field. The researchers made the discovery while looking into the environmental impact of shale gas production, including itsÃÂ ...
International Railway Journal
December 28, 2017
Prorail also plans trials with the driverless operation of passenger trains in the north of the Netherlands on non-electrified regional lines operated by Arriva Nederland, and negotiations are already underway between Prorail, the Province of Groningen, which is the public transport authority, and Arriva.
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com
December 27, 2017
Afterwards, NAM, the company responsible for the explosion all those years ago and the earthquakes now plaguing Groningen, converted the area into a park. Unfortunately, scientists ... The province says it knows the groundwater for all kinds of polluting substances, but not so far methane. This is not aÃÂ ...
NL Times
December 27, 2017
Rail manager ProRail will start experimenting with self-driving trains on several routes next year. The first test involves freight trains on the Betuwe-line. And the first experiment with passenger trains will happen in the province of Groningen, NOS reports. The freight trains tests will be done in cooperationÃÂ ...
NL Times
December 14, 2017
The coastal provinces will see some showers on Friday night. During the course of the night the weather will clear up from the north west. Minimum temperatures will range between freezing point to 3 degrees along the coast. Motorists inland can expect icy roads on Saturday morning. Saturday will haveÃÂ ...
DutchNews.nl
December 8, 2017
The Groningen-based collective WERC sought the collaboration of Dutch forestry commission Staatsbosbeheer and they were eventually given permission to conduct their experiment at the Boomkroonpad nature centre in Drouwen, in the province of Drenthe. The pixies light up when people come nearÃÂ ...
Phys.Org
December 31, 1999
The letters came after more than 900 homes were damaged in early January when Groningen province was hit by a 3.4 magnitude quake—its largest since 2012. The new government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte has pledged to wean the country off Groningen gas, and this "gradual reduction" is "inevitableÃÂ ...
NL Times
December 31, 1999
Arriva operates in nine provinces, including Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Noord-Brabant, Limburg, Overijssel, and Zuid-Holland. Connexxion and EBS buses are very visible in and around Amsterdam. Connexxion also provides mass transit to the Hague region, parts of Drenthe,ÃÂ ...
Coin Update News
December 31, 1999
The current coin is the eighth issue in the present series, depicting various knights associated with the twelve provinces. This third coin, dated 2017, focuses on the Province of Friesland and depicts the stadtholder of Friesland, William Frederick (1613–1664), count of Nassau-Dietz, Groningen, and Drenthe.
NL Times
October 20, 2017
The province of Gelderland launched the national wolf pan on Thursday, ... And in August, two sheep were killed by a wolf in northeastern Groningen. ... the Dutch provinces have a major responsibility in guiding farmers and ...
NL Times
October 12, 2017
The provinces of Friesland and Groningen, with rail manager ProRail, plan to start testing a train running on hydrogen next year. The provinces ...
Atlantic Sentinel
October 6, 2017
Natural gas: Most parties agree drilling for natural gas in the northeastern province of Groningen needs to be brought down, but again the ...
Expatica Netherlands
October 6, 2017
A wedding ring found in a manure tank on a farm in Groningen province last month was probably lost on a farm in Noord-Brabant 37 years ago.
Journalism.co.uk
October 5, 2017
In addition to Maastricht, the province of Limburg is also ... The remaining 3 towns in the Top 10 are located in the provinces of North Brabant ...
DutchNews.nl
October 2, 2017
Groningen 'underestimating' quake risk of sustainable energy plan ... The province has become more susceptible to earthquakes in recent ...
DutchNews.nl
December 31, 1999
Parking charges at Groningen's Eelde airport and at Maastricht-Aachen airport in southern Limburg province actually fell this year, by 10% and ...
The Sun
March 27, 2017
A BRITISH serviceman has been badly injured after he was knocked down by a car in a hit-and-run incident in the Netherlands. Dutch police have launched an investigation into the incident in the village of Makkum in the northern province of Friesland.
DutchNews.nl
March 24, 2017
The ratings system will also be used to encourage provincial and local authorities to use road safety funds more effectively. The first CycleRap ratings will appear in Friesland, Groningen, Drente, Flevoland provinces. The areas around Amsterdam ...
FinancialInform
March 23, 2017
The four provinces of Gelderland, Overijssel, Groningen and Zuid Holland announced in a combined statement on Monday that they anticipated a new proposal from PPG and that they would oppose it.
euronews
March 23, 2017
The role of the Economic Board is not only to attract businesses from across the globe to settle in Groningen; due to the earthquakes and economic status of the province, most banks refuse to give loans to aspiring entrepreneurs. The Economic Board has ...
International Railway Journal
March 21, 2017
THE Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen are preparing a tender for a contract to operate regional services on non-electrified lines in the north of the country.
NL Times
March 15, 2017
Groningen residents are not only voting in the parliamentary elections today, they are also given the opportunity to sign a petition against gas drilling in the province. During the night, groups of volunteers hung posters at nearly all 406 polling ...
Open Democracy
March 14, 2017
This is particularly striking since the province of Groningen for years has delivered great profits to the Dutch government from tapping underground reservoirs of gas.
CleanTechnica
March 12, 2017
The province of Groningen in the northern part of the Netherlands has already bought a kit, which will be in operation in a month from now.
NL Times
March 7, 2017
Prime Minister Mark Rutte was barely able to get a word out on talk show Pauw en Jinek on Monday night because of a group of furious Groningen residents shouting and booing at him from the audience. They are furious about the VVD government's policy on ...
DutchNews.nl
March 2, 2017
The Dutch government imposed a production ceiling on gas production on the northern province of Groningen in 2014 because of the mounting earthquake risk.
The Peninsula Qatar
March 1, 2017
... on November 5, 2014 shows (L-R) Dutch right wing PVV State members Ton van Kesteren, Matthijs Jansen and Dennis Ram dressed as Black Pete, the jolly sidekick of the Dutch Saint Nicholas, attending a meeting in the Province House in Groningen.
DutchNews.nl
March 1, 2017
Gas company NAM is responsible for the 'immaterial' damage suffered by people living in the Groningen earthquake zone as well as the actual damage to their homes, judges in Assen said on Wednesday.
DutchNews.nl
March 1, 2017
The province of Utrecht has slipped to second place behind the London metropolitan area in the third edition of the European Commission's regional competitiveness index.
Platts
February 24, 2017
Dutch court to hold full Groningen natural gas appeal hearings in May. London (Platts)--24 Feb 2017 903 am EST/1403 GMT. The Dutch Council of State, the country's top administrative court, will hear in May the full slate of appeals against the ...
Insidethegames.biz
February 22, 2017
Both are located in the Dutch province of Gelderland. "We are ... Apeldoorn is set to become the fourth Dutch city to host the World Team Cup, which was previously staged in Roermond in 1995, Groningen in 2005 and Alphen in 2014. The next edition of ...
Railway Gazette International
February 22, 2017
NETHERLANDS: The provinces of Friesland and Groningen have jointly invited bids for a contract to operate regional rail services for 15 years from December 2020.
DutchNews.nl
February 21, 2017
The number of homes for sale in Amsterdam has nose-dived by 62.8% over the past three years, the Financieele Dagblad reported on Tuesday.
EUobserver
February 20, 2017
Importantly, these discussions are not only about reducing the production levels in the province of Groningen, due to the presence of earthquakes.
Insidethegames.biz
February 16, 2017
Apeldoorn will become the fourth location in The Netherlands to host the BNP Paribas World Team Cup, which was previously held in Roermond in 1995, Groningen in 2005 and Alphen in 2014. "We are delighted that the UNIQLO Wheelchair DoublesÃÂ ...
DutchNews.nl
February 16, 2017
The unanimous support in parliament on Wednesday to further reduce the amount of gas being extracted in Groningen province means this is likely to become part of the next coalition agreement, commentators say.
Deutsche Welle
February 14, 2017
Dutch train derails in milk truck collision. A passenger train in the Dutch province of Groningen has derailed after it collided with a milk truck.
ChemEngOnline
February 13, 2017
Akzo Nobel N.V. (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) has announced the startup of a bio-steam facility at its Delfzijl site in the Netherlands.
Atlantic Sentinel
February 9, 2017
I&O Research found that the Freedom Party gets 20 percent support or more in the border regions of Groningen, Limburg and Zeeland.
NU.nl
February 8, 2017
Volgens het Rode Kruis worden nog twee medewerkers vermist. Het zou in alle gevallen gaan om Afghaanse staatsburgers. Shocked and devastated. We confirm that 6 ICRC staff were killed and 2 are missing in Jawzjan province, #Afghanistan. Statement toÃÂ ...
NL Times
February 8, 2017
Thousands of people participated in a torchlight march through the city of Groningen on Tuesday as a protest against the Dutch government's policy on gas extraction in the northern province. Organizers estimate that about 4,500 people joined the march.
Energy Collective
February 7, 2017
The increasing magnitude of earthquakes in the province of Groningen and the plight of people affected by these earthquakes, culminating in the 2012 earthquake near the village of Huizinge that damaged thousands of houses.
