A hydro-powered Bitcoin boom in Georgia
4 November 2019 | BBC
How hydroelectric dams are powering cryptocurrency mining on the eastern edge of Europe. Ed Butler travels to Georgia to visit the Bitcoin mines benefiting from cheap electricity and tax benefits.
NDBG: EIB potvrdila da je spalionica u Vinči protivna pristupanju Srbije EU
25 October 2019 | Danas
Inicijativa Ne davimo Beograd saopštila je danas da je dobila i zvanični odgovor Evropske investicione banke, u kome se navodi da je odbila da finansira izgradnju spalionice u Vinči, zbog posledica koje će ovaj projekat imati po ciljeve u vezi recikliranja otpada postavljene u Poglavlju 27, odnosno po pristupanje Srbije Evropskoj uniji.
Court halts expansion of largest coal mine in Romania following Bankwatch appeal
25 October 2019 | Balkan Green Energy News
A Bucharest court has blocked an expansion of Rosia, the largest coal mine in Romania located in Gorj county, following a legal challenge to the mine’s environmental permit lodged by Bankwatch Romania.
Bucharest court blocks extension of Romania’s largest coal mine
25 October 2019 | Emerging Europe
A court in Bucharest has blocked the expansion of the Roșia coal mine in Gorj, the largest in Romania.
Environment NGO stops expansion of Romania’s largest coal mine
24 October 2019 | Romania Insider
A Bucharest court blocked the expansion of Rosia de Amaradia, the largest coal mine in Romania located in Gorj county (and operated by coal and power group CE Oltenia), following a legal challenge to the mine’s environmental permit lodged by Bankwatch Romania, the environmental organisation announced.
EU countries stall EIB plans to phase out funding for fossil fuels
18 October 2019 | New Europe
The European Investment Bank (EIB) on 15 October postponed taking a decision to next month on whether to phase out lending to fossil fuels, following objections from the European Commission and some EU Member States, including Germany, Italy, Poland and Latvia want the bank to keep funding certain gas projects to help the transition from coal or nuclear power, or for energy security reasons.
