Mavropigi (from “Mavro” meaning “Black” and “-pigi” “well”) and the surrounding area was inhabited after the Greek Liberation in 1912 by Greek refugees from Asia Minor, Pontus and Thrace. In the mid-1950s, deposits of lignite were found in great abundance in the subsoil of the area and the newly established Public Power Corporation started the electrification of the country from lignite. Until today, lignite is the main energy source in Greece, but is considered to be the most harmful for man and with disastrous consequences for the environment. The lignite mine of the wider region of Mavropigi has been constantly spreading since its creation, destroying villages in its course, with no provision for closure until after the deposits of lignite have been exhausted. In 2011, Greek Government expropriates the village for the exploitation of the underlying lignite deposits by Public Power Corporation. In the midst of political games, residents are being compensated and in 2017 they are given the deadline to abandon their properties. The former refugees are again in front of a new uprooting. At an era when climate change creates refugees around the world, the Greek government dislodges entire local communities in order to produce energy in the most harmful way to the environment. Collaboration project by Grigoris Digkas and Yannis Pantelidis