Monthly Archives: October 2010

Bulgarian Police Seize Aphrodite Statue from Archaeology Criminals

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Paul Stewart

Novinite Bulgarian police have shattered a crime group trafficking archaeological finds, including breath-taking items such as 2-meter marble statue of Aphrodite. The organized crime group carried out illegal archaeological digs at the ancient Roman city of Ulpia Oescus on the … Continue reading →

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EU Danube Strategy to promote basin-wide development

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Friedrich Glorian

WWF WWF welcomes the EU’s initiative to develop a Danube Strategy, which can help bring together and implement existing policies and legislation to achieve long-term sustainable development across the Danube basin. Development of the Strategy comes at a time when … Continue reading →

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Fears Hungary spill could turn into toxic cloud

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Friedrich Glorian

Concern has been raised in Hungary that sunnier weather will turn the red sludge spill into a toxic dust cloud.

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Hungary toxic spill - the trouble may not be over

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Friedrich Glorian

by Pablo Gorondi for AP KOLONTAR, Hungary (AP) — The owners of the metals plant whose reservoir burst, flooding several towns in western Hungary with caustic red sludge, expressed their condolences Sunday to the families of the seven people killed, … Continue reading →

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First dead fish seen in Danube

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Friedrich Glorian

AFP Budapest - The first dead fish have been sighted in Europe’s second-longest river, the Danube, following a spill of toxic mud in Hungary, a regional chief for the disaster relief services told AFP on Thursday. “I can confirm that … Continue reading →

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Hungary’s toxic sludge reminiscent of 2000 Romania disaster – but much worse

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Paul Stewart

Ariel Zirulnick, for Christian Science Monitor Hungary’s toxic sludge disaster recalls – and dwarfs – a 2000 spill of 4.6 million cubic feet of cyanide-tainted water in neighboring Romania. The largest, most dangerous environmental disaster in Hungary’s history is unfolding … Continue reading →

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Power from the Danube – can it be sustainable?

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Friedrich Glorian

Danube Watch Danube leaders discuss the increased need for CO2-neutral energy, the construction of new hydropower plants, minimum ecological requirements and how all of this can be in line with the Danube River Basin Management Plan When constructing new hydropower … Continue reading →

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Toxic red sludge has reached the Danube

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Friedrich Glorian

Attilla Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images KOLONTAR, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s most prestigious organization of scientists and researchers says tests of the red sludge flowing into the Danube show no dangerous heavy metal levels. The Hungarian Academy of Science says tests of samples … Continue reading →

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State of emergency in Hungary after toxic sludge kills four

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Paul Stewart

AFP BUDAPEST — Hungary declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after a toxic mud spill killed four people and injured 120 in what officials described as Hungary’s worst-ever chemical accident. With eight people in serious condition and as many … Continue reading →

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