13-12-2013
More problems for the ‘North’ Power Plant – there is no building permit for water main
On the 12th of December 2013 two cases regarding the ‘North’ Power Plant (Elektrownia Północ) were heard in the Wojewódzki Sąd Administracyjny in Warsaw: Read more »
8-12-2013
Social and environmental organizations comment on the choice of the ‘North’ Power Plant contractor: this investment violates the law
The newest information about the choice of the contractor of the ‘North’ Power Plant – a 2 GW coal power plant in Rajkowy near Pelplin – is lacking in a very important element. As a result of the intervention of environmental organizations, the General Director of Environmental Protection decided on the 30th of October 2013 to institute proceedings for annulment of the environment approval for the ‘North’ Power Plant of 2 GW capacity that is to be situated in Rajkowy near Pelplin. Read more »
19-11-2013
StopEP at the „Citizens' energy for a good climate: A participatory debate about Poland and its future” conference and the March for Climate and Social Justice
„Citizens' energy for a good climate: A participatory debate about Poland and its future” conference organized by the Greens/EFA on 15-16 November in Warsaw. Citizen movements’ and NGOs’ representatives gathered in the Palace of Culture and Science to discuss climate protection and the future of Polish energy policy. Read more »
15-11-2013
Say No to the ‘North’ Power Plant in Poland – an international campaign of sending letters to the investor
From November 15, Jan Kulczyk – ‘North’ Power Plant investor – is receiving letters from all over the world. The campaign aims to convince the investor to withdraw from the ‘North’ Power Plant construction and use his position to support renewable energy. Read more »
13-11-2013
World community writes to the ‘North’ Power Plant investor: withdraw from coal, embrace sustainability!
Can you imagine Malbork Castle in the shadow of a power plant? While the whole world withdraws from using dirty energies, a new huge coal power plant is planned in Poland. The ‘North’ Power Plant (Elektrownia Północ) will irreversibly change the landscape of Pomerania and will pose a threat to human health and precious ecosystem of the Vistula River – an important habitat of many protected plant and animal species. Read more »
Are coal power plants dangerous to homan health?
According to estimations done by the HEAL organization, about half a million people in Europe die due to air pollution every year. Annually they cause aprox. 3000 premature deaths in Poland. Coal plants have their share in four of the five most common causes of death, that is, cancer in general, lung cancer, respiratory diseases, and circulatory system diseases. Children and elderly persons are especially vulnerable. A coal plant may emit pollution at a high altitude; while this reduces the threat to people living in the vicinity of the plant, it also transports the pollution to other areas, as far away as 500 km. Health experts estimated that air pollution from the Północ power plant could kill approx. 469 people and cause the loss of 5000 years of living and 470 000 workdays. The financial costs of health loss stemming from the pollution caused by the power plant during its 35 years of operation have been estimated at 363 – 1,107 billion Euro.