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Thousands of people took to the streets for a flaming torch parade in Groningen, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, to protest against gas extraction and related earthquakes. Thousands of homes in the country’s 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 without locally produced gas and lucrative gas tax revenue years earlier than previously expected. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong
A banner reads "The Hague Billions, Groningen To Shreds" referring to the seat of the government, as thousands of people take to the streets in Groningen, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, to protest against gas extraction and related earthquakes. Thousands of homes in the country’s 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 without locally produced gas and lucrative gas tax revenue years earlier than previously expected. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong
Thousands of people took to the streets for a flaming torch parade in Groningen, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, to protest against gas extraction and related earthquakes. Thousands of homes in the country’s 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 without locally produced gas and lucrative gas tax revenue years earlier than previously expected. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong
Support beams stabilize an historic farm in Hunzinge, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. More than 3,000 homes in Groningen province are facing reinforcement or even in some cases demolition because of a series of small tremors caused by decades of gas extraction and the Dutch government is being forced to confront the possibility of a future without locally produced gas years earlier than expected. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong
A "For Sale" sign is posted in a window in Middelstum, Groningen province, Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. NAM, the Netherlands Petroleum Company, has been compensating people in the earthquake zone for the drop in value of houses when they sell them since 2013. This week, an appeals court upheld a lower court's ruling that the company must pay compensation to residents for the drop in value of their homes, even if the owners do not intend to sell. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong
Support beams stabilize an historic farm in Hunzinge, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. More than 3,000 homes in Groningen province are facing reinforcement or even in some cases demolition because of a series of small tremors caused by decades of gas extraction and the Dutch government is being forced to confront the possibility of a future without locally produced gas years earlier than expected. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong
A woman holds a placard that reads: "Foot off the Gas. It's Possible" as thousands took to the streets in Groningen, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, to protest against gas extraction and related earthquakes. Thousands of homes in the country’s 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 without locally produced gas and lucrative gas tax revenue years earlier than previously expected. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong
Gas extraction in Slochteren, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Energy giants Shell and Esso, now ExxonMobil, set up the joint venture Netherlands Petroleum Company, known by its Dutch acronym NAM, in 1947. In 1959, NAM discovered the Groningen gas field, one of the world's largest, with 2,800 billion cubic meters (98,870 billion cubic feet) of reserves. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong
Gas extraction in Amsweer, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Energy giants Shell and Esso, now ExxonMobil, set up the joint venture Netherlands Petroleum Company, known by its Dutch acronym NAM, in 1947. In 1959, NAM discovered the Groningen gas field, one of the world's largest, with 2,800 billion cubic meters (98,870 billion cubic feet) of reserves. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong
Peter Koetsier looks up at the support beams that were put in place to stabilize his house in Onderdendam, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. More than 3,000 homes in Groningen province are facing reinforcement or even in some cases demolition because of a series of small tremors caused by decades of gas extraction and the Dutch government is being forced to confront the possibility of a future without locally produced gas years earlier than expected. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong
Houses under renovation after sustaining damage from gas extraction related earthquakes in Appingedam, northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. The building work is just part of the costly efforts being undertaken by the NAM, the Dutch Petroleum Company, to tackle the effects of the earthquakes. This week, an appeals court upheld a lower court's ruling that the company must pay compensation to residents for the drop in value of their homes, even if the owners do not intend to sell. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong
The Church and bell tower affected by the most recent quake in Zeerijp, Groningen province, Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Thousands of homes in the country’s 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 without locally produced gas and lucrative gas tax revenue years earlier than previously expected. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong
Gas extraction in Slochteren, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. Energy giants Shell and Esso, now ExxonMobil, set up the joint venture Netherlands Petroleum Company, known by its Dutch acronym NAM, in 1947. In 1959, NAM discovered the Groningen gas field, one of the world's largest, with 2,800 billion cubic meters (98,870 billion cubic feet) of reserves. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong
A crack in the wall of a farm in Hunzinge, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. More than 3,000 homes in Groningen province are facing reinforcement or even in some cases demolition because of a series of small tremors caused by decades of gas extraction and the Dutch government is being forced to confront the possibility of a future without locally produced gas years earlier than expected. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong
A crack in the wall of a farm in Hunzinge, northern Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. More than 3,000 homes in Groningen province are facing reinforcement or even in some cases demolition because of a series of small tremors caused by decades of gas extraction and the Dutch government is being forced to confront the possibility of a future without locally produced gas years earlier than expected. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
- Peter Dejong