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A hydro-powered Bitcoin boom in Georgia

November 4, 2019

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.


NGOs reaction to preparatory works kicking off at Tuzla 7 coal unit in Bosnia-Herzegovina: “This plant is not ready for construction”

October 31, 2019

Preparatory works for the construction of a new 450 MW coal unit Tuzla 7 are set to start on Friday, even as numerous controversies accompany the project, including an infringement case under the Energy Community Treaty.


EU bank drops Belgrade incinerator, citing impact on recycling: EBRD and other banks press on

October 28, 2019

Prague, Belgrade – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has refrained from financing the planned Vinča municipal waste incinerator in Belgrade, Serbia, according to a letter sent to the Ne Davimo Beograd initiative that campaigns against the project.


NDBG: EIB potvrdila da je spalionica u Vinči protivna pristupanju Srbije EU

October 25, 2019

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

October 25, 2019

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

October 25, 2019

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

October 24, 2019

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.


NGOs challenge decision to approve Belgrade incinerator operating subsidies

October 15, 2019

The Ne Davimo Beograd initiative has this week challenged a decision by the Ministry of Mining and Energy to grant feed-in tariffs to Beo Čista Energija d.o.o. for the planned Vinča waste incinerator in Serbia, to be financed by the EBRD, IFC and Austrian development bank OeEB.


U Toplom Dolu održan protest meštana protiv gradnje MHE

September 29, 2019

Čelnici Saveza MZ Stare planine i Pokreta Odbranimo reke Stare planine, saopštili su na današnjem protestu u selu Topli Do podno Midžora  da neće odustajati od blokade sela na mostu u centru, sve dok se ne ostvari jučerašnje obećanje predsednika Srbije Aleksandra Vučića da se stopira gradnja MHE u zaštićenim područjima.


Ne živimo u magičnom balonu obloženom novčanicama

September 27, 2019

Obraćam vam se u vezi sa tekstom „Država plaća da bi bogati bili još bogatiji“ (Danas, strana 12, 26. 9. 2019. godine) u kom sam pomenut u negativnom kontekstu.


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