19 result(s) for toxic waste
Government To Wind Up Toxic Waste Dump Site In Budapest’s 9th District
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest county prefect Richárd Tornai told InfoRadio on Monday that the government would remove some 17o tons of toxic waste illegally stored in unsafe conditions in Budapest’s 9th District by the end of May. The remaining 2500 tons of waste are to be removed in the weeks and months to follow. On April 9th Hungarian news site 444.hu broke the story that hundreds of barrels of toxic waste were being ...
Hungarian Agents Of Change Interview: Katalin Rodics, Greenpeace Hungary
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- video
Katalin Rodics is the regional campaign director of Greenpeace Hungary. Greenpeace is present in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. To maintain its independence, Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations but relies on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants.
Invitation: TEDxDanubia 2013, Budapest, 22 March
- 14 Mar 2013 2:55 AM
- community & culture
We would like to introduce you an unconventional conference, the TEDxDanubia. This is the first official, independently organized TEDx event in Hungary based on the legendary TED conferences. The goal of the conference is to bring together the most exciting, most innovative and most inspiring thinkers and creators of the region and cross the lines of our everyday lives.
Finnish Father Christmas Already Visited Hungary
- 15 Dec 2010 7:45 AM
- community & culture
This is the fifth time that Joulupukki, Santa Claus from Finland, came to town via the Malév Helsinki service. On his arrival he was greeted by a group of excited children at Budapest airport. The Finnish Santa was also greeted by Harriet Lonka, the cultural attaché of Finnagora, the Finnish cultural and scientific centre, who said that this year, too, Lapland’s Santa Claus had arrived for ...
Red Sludge Catastrophe Exhibition, Hungarian National Museum, Budapest
- 1 Dec 2010 8:45 AM
- community & culture
"This red sludge relief exhibition shows photos, videos, and childrens drawings of the catastrophe. Also on display are protective clothing and accessories used by volunteers who attended the site. Exhibition tickets are 500 Ft, the whole amount goes to the victims in Devecser. The Hungarian National Museum, Múzeum krt. 14-16 Budapest, transfers all donations to the aid account of the Mayor's ...
Toxic Mud Effect Likely To Be Long Term In Hungary
- 14 Oct 2010 4:00 AM
- current affairs
"As toxic mud polluted waters flow towards the Danube from Monday’s breach of an alumina plant residue dam, WWF-Hungary has warned the environmental impacts could be longer lasting than the 2000 cyanide spill into the Danube basin.
Red Sludge: Eight Dead, Will Heads Roll In Hungary?
- 13 Oct 2010 8:55 AM
- current affairs
So far an aluminum toxic sludge spill has claimed the lives of eight people in Hungary, according to authorities reports. The body of the eighth victim of the water poisoning was found near the town of Devecser (Western Hungary). Government officials said that the poison was allegedly caused by neglect at the Hungarian Aluminium Co (MAL), where a sludge reservoir had burst a week earlier, pouring ...
WWF: Loopholes In EU Legislation Permitted Inadequate Storage At Hungarian Site
- 12 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Standards for Hungarian tailing dam number 10 at the Ajka Alumina plant in western Hungary were entirely inadequate, underlining loopholes in EU legislation and national enforcement, WWF said today as new information became available regarding heavy metals contained in the spill.
WWF Report: Toxic Plume Reaches The Danube In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"As the mixture of red sludge and alkaline water from Monday’s breach of a waste dam at a Hungarian alumina plant reached the Danube this morning, the river’s second major similar disaster in a decade is shifting attention to a multitude of other sites storing bulk liquid wastes in close proximity.
Government To Wind Up Toxic Waste Dump Site In Budapest’s 9th District
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest county prefect Richárd Tornai told InfoRadio on Monday that the government would remove some 17o tons of toxic waste illegally stored in unsafe conditions in Budapest’s 9th District by the end of May. The remaining 2500 tons of waste are to be removed in the weeks and months to follow. On April 9th Hungarian news site 444.hu broke the story that hundreds of barrels of toxic waste were being ...
Hungarian Agents Of Change Interview: Katalin Rodics, Greenpeace Hungary
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- video
Katalin Rodics is the regional campaign director of Greenpeace Hungary. Greenpeace is present in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. To maintain its independence, Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations but relies on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants.
Invitation: TEDxDanubia 2013, Budapest, 22 March
- 14 Mar 2013 2:55 AM
- community & culture
We would like to introduce you an unconventional conference, the TEDxDanubia. This is the first official, independently organized TEDx event in Hungary based on the legendary TED conferences. The goal of the conference is to bring together the most exciting, most innovative and most inspiring thinkers and creators of the region and cross the lines of our everyday lives.
Finnish Father Christmas Already Visited Hungary
- 15 Dec 2010 7:45 AM
- community & culture
This is the fifth time that Joulupukki, Santa Claus from Finland, came to town via the Malév Helsinki service. On his arrival he was greeted by a group of excited children at Budapest airport. The Finnish Santa was also greeted by Harriet Lonka, the cultural attaché of Finnagora, the Finnish cultural and scientific centre, who said that this year, too, Lapland’s Santa Claus had arrived for ...
Red Sludge Catastrophe Exhibition, Hungarian National Museum, Budapest
- 1 Dec 2010 8:45 AM
- community & culture
"This red sludge relief exhibition shows photos, videos, and childrens drawings of the catastrophe. Also on display are protective clothing and accessories used by volunteers who attended the site. Exhibition tickets are 500 Ft, the whole amount goes to the victims in Devecser. The Hungarian National Museum, Múzeum krt. 14-16 Budapest, transfers all donations to the aid account of the Mayor's ...
Toxic Mud Effect Likely To Be Long Term In Hungary
- 14 Oct 2010 4:00 AM
- current affairs
"As toxic mud polluted waters flow towards the Danube from Monday’s breach of an alumina plant residue dam, WWF-Hungary has warned the environmental impacts could be longer lasting than the 2000 cyanide spill into the Danube basin.
Red Sludge: Eight Dead, Will Heads Roll In Hungary?
- 13 Oct 2010 8:55 AM
- current affairs
So far an aluminum toxic sludge spill has claimed the lives of eight people in Hungary, according to authorities reports. The body of the eighth victim of the water poisoning was found near the town of Devecser (Western Hungary). Government officials said that the poison was allegedly caused by neglect at the Hungarian Aluminium Co (MAL), where a sludge reservoir had burst a week earlier, pouring ...
WWF: Loopholes In EU Legislation Permitted Inadequate Storage At Hungarian Site
- 12 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Standards for Hungarian tailing dam number 10 at the Ajka Alumina plant in western Hungary were entirely inadequate, underlining loopholes in EU legislation and national enforcement, WWF said today as new information became available regarding heavy metals contained in the spill.
WWF Report: Toxic Plume Reaches The Danube In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"As the mixture of red sludge and alkaline water from Monday’s breach of a waste dam at a Hungarian alumina plant reached the Danube this morning, the river’s second major similar disaster in a decade is shifting attention to a multitude of other sites storing bulk liquid wastes in close proximity.