A human chain along the German and Polish border to protest plans for a new coal mine.<br/> <br />Some 7,000 people linked hands from the German village of Kerwitz...over the border to the Polish village of Grabice.<br/> <br />Residents of both towns are angry because they could be forced to relocate if plans for the German-Polish energy venture go ahead.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (German) PROTESTER, EDITH PENCK, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We want our home to be kept. Not just for us, but also for the future generations."<br/> <br />They're also protesting the KIND of coal that's going to be mined.<br/> <br />It's "brown" coal -- which has a high moisture content that makes it more combustible and therefore difficult to store and transport.<br/> <br />It also emits more carbon dioxide than other types of coal so opponents are campaigning hard against it.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (German) PROTESTER, RAIMUND KAEMM, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Climate change is becoming a real threat for our children and this is why we should no longer mine brown coal
