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Cooking pots with dirty water in them.

Romanian coal mine blocked from expanding, but neighbours remain without water

December 11, 2017 | Read more

The village of Lupoaia in southwest Romania depends on the mining company for their drinking water. The company wants to expand the nearby mine, thus further increasing the local pollution.

A road sign with an arrow pointing in opposite directions.

Energy lending at the EBRD: Fossil fuels up, renewables down

December 11, 2017 | Read more

What’s going on with the Green Economy Transition at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development?

Image: A sign on a train window shows that bike racks are available for commuters.

An experiment with EU funded sustainable transport

December 5, 2017 | Read more

A train ride offers time for reflecting on how the EU budget can be put to use for the common good.

A dam construction visible between tall green mountains in Georgia.

Price tag of Georgia’s Nenskra dam goes through the roof

December 4, 2017 | Read more

New information reveals the disproportionate price that Georgia’s government guarantees to pay for electricity from the Nenskra dam. The increasingly unfavourable economics strengthen calls to finally make the project’s contract publicly available.

A man walking between trees away from the camera.

Between TAP and a hard place – Albanian farmers receive peanuts after losing land and livelihoods to gas pipeline

November 30, 2017 | Read more

Interviews in Albania revealed a barrage of complaints about how the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline has been treating farmers affected by the mega gas project that may soon receive a record loan from the European Investment Bank.

Silesian coal – a quiet exit

November 27, 2017 | Read more

In Upper Silesia, Poland’s main coal region, it is difficult to find anyone who still believes that coal has a future. The region needs help in dealing with the environmental fallout from decades of a coal-centred economy and a platform to debate and define its destiny.

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