[Occupymendocino] Netherlands Regrets Ignoring Earthquakes at Natgas Field - NYTimes.com

[Mark Safron]

> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/business/energy-environment/netherlands-regrets-ignoring-earthquakes-at-natgas-field.html?nlid=35653813&src=recpb <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/business/energy-environment/netherlands-regrets-ignoring-earthquakes-at-natgas-field.html?nlid=35653813&src=recpb>
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> Netherlands Regrets Ignoring Earthquakes at Natgas Field
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> The Dutch government apologized on Monday for ignoring the risks posed by earthquakes caused by production of natural gas in the northern province of Groningen. The apology follows an official report that found the government, together with Royal Dutch Shell <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/shell_royal_dutch_plc/index.html?inline=nyt-org> and Exxon Mobil <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/exxon_mobil_corporation/index.html?inline=nyt-org>, had put profits before safety in exploiting the Groningen gas field, Europe’s largest. Last month, the government ordered production at the Groningen field to be cut by 16 percent for the first half of 2015. The government is due to make another decision on production at the field on July 1.
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