24-9-2014
UN Climate Summit – actions and words
On September 23rd world leaders met at the UN Climate Summit in New York organized by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon who asked them to present concrete declarations and proposals in order to galvanize and catalyze climate action and mobilize political will for a meaningful and binding legal agreement on climate protection in Paris in 2015. More than 125 world leaders participated in the Summit including the presidents: Barack Obama, François Hollande and David Cameron as well as Vice Premier of China Zhang Gaoli. Apart from prominent politicians, representatives of finance, business and civil society participated in the Summit. Among them was Ms. Diana Maciąga from the Stop Elektrownia Północ campaign. Read more »
25-7-2014
To the streets of Pomerania against the Elektrownia Północ Power Plant
Pomerania for renewables, renewables for Pomerania! This vision and this direction ought to be supported and developed, creating new jobs, ensuring energy safety and protecting natural resources using RE. We do not need a coal-fired power plant! On the 28th-30th July 2014 the people opposing the Elektrownia Północ project are organizing street actions in Gdańsk, Tczew and Malbork. They are going to present the citizens and tourists with arguments for renewable sources of energy and those against burning coal. Read more »
22-7-2014
Elektrownia Północ unprofitable? Pomerania citizens to pay the difference.
Implementation or sale – this is the most probable fate of this investment. According to the interview for wnp.pl with the chairman of Polish Energy Partners (PEP), the Elektrownia Północ power plant is going to be unprofitable unless the prices of energy increase significantly. Read more »
29-6-2014
Debate on power plant’s impact on health
On 28th of June 2014 citizens of Pomerania had a chance to meet with the Stop Elektrownia Północ campaign organizers and invited experts on the impact of power plants on human health and environment. The debate, which main point was the impact of the Elektrownia Północ power plant on human health, was held in Fabryka Sztuk in Tczew (Pomerania). Read more »
16-6-2014
Elektrownia Północ meets empty rooms
Between 10th and 12th of June 2014 in the towns and villages near the planned Elektrownia Północ power plant citizens could meet the investor whose goal was to convince them to this enterprise. The citizens, though, shown little interest – the meeting rooms were almost empty. Read more »
Who will construct the Północ power plant
The French company Alstom has been chosen as the main contractor of the Północ power plant. Alstom is infamous for numerous scandals, including cases of corruption. The company and/or its staff has been found guilty of corruption offences in relation to at least seven other cases. Alstom has been under observation by the Norwegian Finance Ministry since 2011 after its Council on Ethics recommended in 2010 to exclude Alstom from the Government Pension Fund Global. Most recently, the UK Serious Fraud Office charged Alstom Network UK with paying around USD 8.5 million in bribes between 2000 and 2006 to win transport contracts in India, Poland and Tunisia. Scandals and unethical business practices did not escape the notice of the civil society. In 2013 Alstom was nominated for the ‘prestigious’ Public Eye Awards, or the ‘award of shame’, for the worst company of the year.
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