EBRD’s Environmental Policy Under Scrutiny in Kyrgyzstan
17 November 2014 | The Diplomat
Central Asia’s top producing gold mine Kumtor is back in the spotlight, after its major shareholder, Canadian company Centerra Gold’s environmental record was questioned by the Kyrgyz public, domestic activists, and international experts. The controversy surrounding Kumtor has translated into a highly politicized backlash in Kyrgyzstan over a lack of transparency and Centerra’s unwillingness to disclose information on the harmful effect of the mining operations on glaciers. In light of the growing public pressure on Centerra Gold in the republic, one of the Kumtor project’s creditors, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has come under scrutiny.
Poland’s ‘dirty’ Eastern block shows some cracks
28 October 2014 | EurActiv
Horse trading intensifies as the eleventh hour approaches for the EU to decide on its 2030 climate and energy policy. And while Poland has led an Eastern coalition to resist ambitious targets for Europe, Ondrej Pasek writes that some may be only reluctantly following Warsaw.
Melting glaciers add to woes at Kumtor
28 October 2014 | Asia Times Online
Kumtor 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
15 October 2014 | Energetika
over 10 hits in national and regional media, including croatian evening news
False Data in EIA for New Bosnian and Herzegovinian Power Plant Ugljevik III
8 October 2014 | Energetika
http://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
8 October 2014 | RTCC
Former Slovenian prime minister Alenka Bratusek branded “vague and evasive” in EU Parliament interrogation
