Gas extraction in Groningen has now been stopped after 60 years, while it started very positively in the late 1950s. In 1959, farmer Boon from Kolham became world famous when the then largest gas field in Europe was tapped under his soil.
Long before the gas is tapped, another fuel is extracted from the ground: peat. The province has been a major supplier of grain since the end of the 19th century. In Groningen you can still see them looming from afar.
If you go back in time, it appears that ambitious plans have indeed been made to stimulate the Groningen economy. With former professional footballer Jan Mulder and singer-songwriter Jetta Post.
Dealing with the earthquake problem leads to impossibility and arbitrariness. One person gets reimbursed for tears, the other does not. With Ranomi Kromowidjojo and singer-songwriter Erwin de Vries, among others.