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Bulgaria: The Gold Mine and the Beekeeper’s Fable
16 Nov 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Author and beekeeper Ismail Yakup says the Bulgarian government is ignoring the voice of the Krumovgrad community by supporting an open-pit gold mine that will pollute the soil, water, and air.
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Bulgaria: A Town Debates Plans for an Open-Pit Mine
14 Nov 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
In the cafes of Krumovgrad, Bulgaria, young and old debate the proposed opening of a large open-pit gold mine by a Canadian company, a project that could increase jobs—but also contaminate the water.
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Where Your Gold Comes From
11 Nov 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Spurred by the rising worldwide demand for gold, a Canadian mining company, Dundee Precious Metals, and its Bulgarian subsidiary, Balkan Mineral & Mining, have made plans to open a big open-pit gold mine on the hill of Ada Tepe, near the town of Krumovgrad, in southeast Bulgaria.
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A Threat to Public Order
04 Nov 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Or, How My Love of Belarusian Tractors Got Me Arrested by the KGB
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Plans for Gold Mine Divide Bulgarians
31 Oct 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
The Bulgarian government says gold mining will bring jobs and wealth to the impoverished town of Krumovgrad. But local residents fear the project might pollute their real treasure: water.
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Veins of Time
01 Oct 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
An ancient Romanian mining town is wary of losing its historical roots to a large-scale open pit mine.
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Back in the USSR
01 Oct 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Twenty years ago, the most grandiose political and social experiment of the twentieth century, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, came to an end.
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Romania: Beekeeper Refuses to Leave His Hives
19 Sep 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Remus Cenusa is one of the last 40 residents in a Romanian village who is refusing a resettlement offer from Rosia Montana Gold Corporation. The beekeeper wants to remain under the buzz of his bees.
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The Farmer-Philosopher of Rosia Montana
02 Sep 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Eugen David, a farmer in Rosia Montana, refuses to sell out to corporate interests who want to build the world’s largest open-pit gold mine on his land.
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The Sermon on Rosia Montana
24 Aug 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
In Romania, the Rosia Montana Gold Corporation plans to begin a large-scale mining operation. The operation will likely mean the end of the Transylvanian town that has occupied this site for two thousand years.
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