Romania becoming a desert
The climate is changing in Romania. The land is being dried up by increasingly hot summers, torrential downpours are becoming the norm and the side-effects of rapid economic growth are damaging the...
View ArticleHow I became green
Ever since my history teacher explained about global warming I knew we were in trouble. But it was too depressing to worry about. What could I do about global warming, pollution and the preservation of...
View ArticleA green proposal for Romania
Adevarul made a sensational discovery last week – it found a copy of Romania’s post accession strategy. It made for depressing reading. By 2025, the strategy stated, Romania’s population would be...
View ArticleCars have more rights than people
The ancient historian Herodotus had some useful advice for the travellers and writers of his day: in order to understand a situation you must ask lots of people the same question. I have been following...
View ArticleGet on your bike
Imagine a form of transport that is virtually free, gets you healthy, and can get you anywhere within Bucharest in less than an hour. Is the humble bicycle the answer to our transport problems?
View ArticleGo green or go under
Are there any political leaders in the EU who say we must (urgently) move to renewable-energy-transport and that road-building can no longer be our top transport priority? The issue is becoming urgent...
View ArticleSE Europe gas crisis is a timely warning: move to renewables or freeze
We should be grateful to the Russians and Ukranians for the warning that central Asian gas supplies are insecure. We must heed the warning and start moving more urgently to renewable sources of...
View ArticleWaiting for 2012
I was asked to write an article for Dilema Veche on the theme “what can we expect in 2010?” and this is what I think. But what do you think? Please leave your comments below. Rupert Wolfe Murray This...
View ArticleBucharest by bike
The best way to get round Bucharest is by bike. Bucharest has no ring roads and the result is gridlock. Getting anywhere by car is slow and frustrating. Public transport is good but very overcrowded....
View ArticleEast Europe’s Toxic Timebomb
An edited version of this article was published by Time (see their version here). On Sunday October 4, 2010, the small Hungarian village of Kolontar was evacuated. Local officials had been warned that...
View ArticleEugen David vs Goliath
Romanian villagers face down Canadian mining corporation over cyanide lake. A small charity has succeeded in blocking a multi-billion dollar Canadian gold-mining operation in the Romanian village of...
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