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.
Rosia Montana has a long tradition of mining that stretches back more than 2,000 years, but a new open-pit gold mining site would destroy original mining tunnels and limit archaeological research.
Last year a reservoir at the Ajka Alumina plant in Hungary collapsed, releasing toxic mud into the surrounding area. Now, 8 months later, those affected by the accident are still rebuilding.
In the wake of destruction wrought by the 2010 alumina plant disaster, new opportunities emerged for Hungary’s marginalized Roma population.
When the Ajka alumina plant reservoir was breached and toxic red mud flooded the region in 2010, it destroyed not only people’s lives, but full ecosystems.Kastelypark forest serves as a grim reminder.
The lives of the citizens of Ajka were turned upside down October 4th, 2010 when the dam of an alumina plant reservoir collapsed, unleashing a flood of red alkaline sludge.
Интервю за списание Академика. (In Bulgarian)
Review of Blue River, Black Sea: A Journey Along the Danube Into the Heart of the New Europe. By Andrew Eames.
The titan arum or Amorphophallus titanum (from Ancient Greek amorphos, “without form, misshapen” + phallos, “penis”, and titan, “giant”) is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world.
After the post-election glow, Baghdad is back in the real world. The streets are clogged with vehicles honking and people hawking.