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Memories of Red: Hungary’s Sludge Disaster
05 Jan 2012 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Pulitzer Center grantees Dimiter Kenarov and Nadia Shira Cohen traveled to Hungary to document the process of recovery after one of Europe’s biggest environmental catastrophes.
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Bombing Sarajevo
05 Jan 2012 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
A crew of Bosnian snowboarders want to restore their capital’s war-ravaged Olympic resorts to international glory, and a burgeoning adventure-travel scene just might make it possible.
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The End of the Séance
26 Dec 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
At the end of 1989, when the Soviet Bloc was in its death throes, a miraculous healer appeared on TV. His name was Anatoly Kashpirovsky, a Ukrainian-born psychotherapist and self-appointed guru.
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Bulgaria: Small-town Mayor Leads Opposition against Gold Mine
18 Nov 2011 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Zulbie Ahmed, modern-minded mayor of Ovchari, takes a strong stand against a modern mining company—she confronts the managers of Dundee Precious Metals and consistently votes against their plans.
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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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