Roundup: Netherlands turns to coal, renewables as gas usage falls

THE HAGUE, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Companies and consumers in the Netherlands are using less natural gas and turning to coal and renewable energy sources as the country, like many other European countries, suffers from declining natural gas supplies from Russia. Prices are sky-rocketing and the authorities are searching for storage sites and alternatives.

"Gas consumption has decreased across the society, from compa