KzHRB comments on the EBRD’s draft country strategy for Kazakhstan for 2009-2011
December 22, 2009
Karaganda Ecological Museum comments on the EBRD’s draft country strategy for Kazakhstan for 2009-2011
December 22, 2009
Letter to the European Commission regarding impacts of a proposed D1 motorway section
December 21, 2009
The letter accompanied an expert study on the expected impacts of the proposed D1 motorway section Turany-Hubov on animal species, biotopes and Natura 2000 sites. The study (in Slovak language) is available at the website of Bankwatch member group Friends of the Earth-CEPA.
Letter to the EIB regarding impacts of a proposed D1 motorway section
December 21, 2009
The letter accompanied an expert study on the expected impacts of the proposed D1 motorway section Turany-Hubov on animal species, biotopes and Natura 2000 sites. The study (in Slovak language) is available at the website of Bankwatch member group Friends of the Earth-CEPA.
Letter to the EBRD regarding the Kapan gold mine, Armenia
December 10, 2009
The letter outlines the situation found during the latest fact finding mission and provides visual proof of the lack of re-cultivation on site.
Letter to EBRD requesting the evaluation of Mittal Steel Temirtau Coal Mine Modernisation project
December 9, 2009
Response letter to EBRD specifying environmental and legal shortcomings related to the Moscow – St.Petersburg highway
December 3, 2009
Letter to Energy Community of South East Europe regarding Porto Romano power plant
December 2, 2009
Change the lending, not the climate
December 2, 2009
As this rigorous analysis of the European Investment Bank’s energy portfolio from 2002 until the end of 2008 reveals, the EIB continues to heavily support fossil fuels while its lending for renewable energy maintains a promising, if only rather steady, share – in spite of the clear evidence of the climate change challenge, and despite the challenge the EU’s targets pose for its member states, especially the new member states in the east.
Complaint to the European Commission regarding Chelopech Cyanide Gold Project
November 30, 2009
The Center for Environmental Information and Education has lodged this formal complaint related to infringements of EU law associated with the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) permitting process for the cyanide installation at phase 2 of the Chelopech project, being promoted by Canadian mining company Dundee Precious Metals that is seeking project finance from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).