Melting glaciers add to woes at Kumtor
Asia Times Online | October 28, 2014Kumtor mine is the largest open pit gold deposit in Central Asia, whose majority shareholder since 2004 has been Centerra Gold, a Canadian mining company. The mine sits at an altitude of 4,000 meters above sea level, in the Tien Shan mountain range and among some of Kyrgyzstan’s – and the region’s – most important glaciers. These feed into the Naryn (Kyrgyzstan) and Syrdarya (Uzbekistan) rivers. Kumtor’s main gold-bearing ore lies under glaciers adjacent to Kyrgyzstan’s Sarychat-Ertash state reserve.
Bankwatch warns of corruption at Plomin C
Energetika | October 15, 2014over 10 hits in national and regional media, including croatian evening news
False Data in EIA for New Bosnian and Herzegovinian Power Plant Ugljevik III
Energetika | October 8, 2014http://www.energetika.net/eu/novice/clanki/false-data-in-eia-for-new-bosnian-and-herzegovinian-power-pl?utm_source=en.news
EU energy plans in limbo as MEPs grill proposed commission
RTCC | October 8, 2014Former Slovenian prime minister Alenka Bratusek branded “vague and evasive” in EU Parliament interrogation
Croatia: Marubeni Japan and Alstom’s corruption records cast new doubts on Croatian coal project, warns new analysis
Serbia Energy | October 2, 2014Japan’s Marubeni Corporation and France’s Alstom – who have together been chosen as the preferred bidding consortium for the Plomin C* coal power plant project in Croatia – have a poor integrity record including several convictions for corruption offences which should raise alarm bells and increase vigilance among the Croatian public and potential financiers of the project, according to a new paper by CEE Bankwatch Network, published today.
Six EU states cast doubt on proposed 2030 climate goals
RTCC | October 1, 2014Central European countries reject renewables and efficiency goals as part of EU’s 2030 climate package
The rollback of transparency
EUObserver | September 25, 2014Transparency, once a ‘conditio sine qua non’ for democracy and good governance, is suffering a clear backlash in Europe.
Ukraine’s energy sector: badly in need of repair
Energy Post | September 25, 2014Ukraine’s energy sector faces unprecedented challenges, from a reliance on expensive fossil-fuel imports to inefficient infrastructure and markets. But rather than viewing this as a vulnerability, Ukraine’s energy sector is potentially a low-hanging fruit for reform, notes a new report from the NGO CEE Bankwatch Network.
Coverage of Green 10 letter about the new European Commission
| September 15, 2014Over 20 articles in European media
Juncker’s plan would ‘shut down environmental policy’, campaigners warn
European Voice | September 15, 2014Business groups have welcomed Juncker’s new ‘streamlined’ Commission structure, but green campaigners have decried the loss of dedicated environment and climate commissioners.
