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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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Thirst for Gold Threatens Historic Mining Center in Romania
23 Aug 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
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.
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Димитър Кенаров: В Беларус не одобряват Лукашенко, но страхът е огромен
06 Jul 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Интервю за вестник Дневник, 6 юли, 2011. (In Bulgarian)
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Recalculating ‘Normal’ in Hungarian Disaster Zone
08 Jun 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
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.
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Toxic Flood Gives Marginalized Roma a New Chance
16 May 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
In the wake of destruction wrought by the 2010 alumina plant disaster, new opportunities emerged for Hungary’s marginalized Roma population.
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Kastelypark: Ravaged by Red Mud
13 May 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
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.
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Toxic Red Flood
10 May 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
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.
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