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Guest post: New film: Tar sands – to the ends of the earth

17 June, 2013

Friends of the Earth Europe’s new film, documenting the efforts of local communities in Madagascar to protect their island home from tar sands development, was premiered in Europe last week at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

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Shale tale: Unconventional gas and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

12 June, 2013

During the last months, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has come out with positive statements about shale gas investments, most recently on Poland – a rather rash endorsement of a controversial technology.

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Kolubara mining waste causes landslide, wrecks homes in Serbia

6 June, 2013

Belgrade — A landslide caused by mining operations at Kolubara lignite mines in Serbia is advancing towards the village Junkovac in the Serbian Lazarevac municipality, threatening to engulf parts of it; two houses and a road have been destroyed already, and tens of other homes are at risk.

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[Campaign update] The reality of resettlement in Kolubara: Out of the frying pan into the fire

4 June, 2013

A quick visit to the Kolubara mining basin reveals that the resettlement there looks nothing like the presentation from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

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Face the future: Members of European Parliament discuss energy lending of European public banks

3 June, 2013

A roundtable discussion on European public banks and energy lending brought together Members of the European Parliament and non-governmental organisations, while the public banks themselves chose to stay away.

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