Money flows, rivers dry
March 22, 2018
Erste, Sberbank and the EBRD have been fueling the destruction of 27 km of rivers in the region of Josanicka banja, on the borders of the Kopaonik National Park in Serbia. It is a stark warning how the future of the Balkans might look if uncontrolled investment continues.
Mounting pressure to revoke permit for the planned thermal power plant Ugljevik III
March 21, 2018
In contrast to the global trend of decreasing coal from the energy mix, the Western Balkan countries are stubbornly planning a whole fleet of new lignite plants, most of which are plagued by breaches of environmental laws. The latest case in point is the planned 600MW Ugljevik III.
Les banques publiques européennes financent la destruction des rivières des Balkans – Le Courrier des Balkans
March 21, 2018
Les grandes banques publiques internationales participent à la destruction des rivières sauvages des Balkans. Voilà ce que révèle l’étude que vient (…) Source: Les banques publiques européennes financent la destruction des rivières des Balkans – Le C
Dabrova Dolina, Croatia
March 19, 2018
Why even small hydropower plants shouldn’t be built in protected areas.
What’s Up With Water – March 19, 2018 – Circle of Blue
March 19, 2018
Eileen Wray-McCannEileen Wray-McCann is a writer, director and narrator who co-founded Circle of Blue. During her 13 years at Interlochen Public Radio, a National Public Radio affiliate in Northern Michigan, Eileen produced and hosted regional and nati
Tell the dam truth says Patagonia | pebble magazine
March 16, 2018
Patagonia’s new campaign Blue Heart takes aim at the unprecedented amount of new hydro projects in the Balkans that threaten Europe’s last wild rivers Source: Tell the dam truth says Patagonia | pebble magazine
Bankwatch: 82 HPP Projects Financed by Banks in SEE
March 16, 2018
Multilateral development banks have supported no fewer than 82 hydropower projects across South East Europe (SEE), including in protected areas, shows a study published by the CEE Bankwatch Network. Source: Bankwatch: 82 HPP Projects Financed by Banks
International banks fuelling a hydropower tsunami that’s decimating pristine Balkan rivers – study
March 16, 2018
Radolfzell, Vienna, Prague – Multilateral development banks have supported no fewer than 82 hydropower projects across southeast Europe, including in protected areas, according to a study by CEE Bankwatch Network released today.
Five decades breathing coal and losing years of life in Bosnia
February 24, 2018
Os moradores de Tuzla, no nordeste da Bósnia-Herzegóvina, vivem em média três anos menos que seus compatriotas, já que convivem com uma usina termelétrica alimentada com carvão que há cinco décadas co Source: Five decades breathing coal and losing year
Szerb atomopció
February 21, 2018
Szerbiában tilos atomerőművet építeni. Minek is? Déli szomszédunk energiatermelése ötödrészben már megújulókon alapul, zöldkapacitásainak ráadásul csak a harmadát használja ki, látványosan nyit a szélenergia felé, lignitje is van bőven, és remek importlehetőségekkel rendelkezik. A tilalom persze nem ezért, hanem még a csernobili atombaleset okozta bizalomvesztés miatt született. Szerb atomopció