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Rügen residents protest LNG terminal growth in Baltic Sea

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June 16, 2023

LNG terminals are rapidly being built, but are they really needed? Natural gas hasn't been so inexpensive in years, and there appears to even be an oversupply. Residents of the island of Rügen are loudly protesting the expansion.

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