Why Unyielding Climate Activists Stage Dutch Highway Blockade to Curb Massive Fossil Fuel Subsidies

A protestor holds a sign reading 'Fossil Subsidies Are Not Cool' as they block a highway during a climate protest of Extinction Rebellion and other activists near the Dutch parliament in The Hague, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A protestor holds a sign reading “Fossil Subsidies Are Not Cool” as they block a highway during a climate protest of Extinction Rebellion and other activists near the Dutch parliament in The Hague, Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Several thousand climate activists blocked a Dutch highway on Saturday in anger at billions of euros in government subsidies for industries that use oil, coal, and gas revealed in a report earlier this week.

The protesters — from Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace, and other organizations — broke through a police barrier and sat on a main road in

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