September 30, 2009 - Calla, Veronica Ecological Institute and Heinrich Böll Stiftung organized the seminar "Global Climate Change - Facts and Fiction" which was held at the great hall of the Auditorium at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. Presentations can be downloaded here.
April 28, 2009- Hnutí Duha, Calla and Heinrich Böll Stiftung organized the international conference "Nuclear Renaissance in Reality - Economic and Safety Aspects of Nuclear Energy" which was held in the auditorium of the ABF Foundation on Wenceslas Square in Prague. Presentations and information are here.
March 10, 2009 - Out of all renewable energy sources, wind turbines trigger probably the most negative reactions on the part of nature and landscape protection. The aim of the seminar "Wind Turbines and the Environment" with the debate of experts was to define the conditions that will allow the use of wind energy while minimizing environmental impacts. Program and presentations can be downloaded here. More in a press release.
November 20, 2008- The seminar "The Context of Uranium Mining" was organized by Calla in co-operation with NGO Our Podještědí (Naše Podještědí) in Liberec. It concerned the issue of a possible recovery of uranium mining in the Czech Republic. More in the press release. Papers and the brochure can be downloaded here.
As the uranium prices surge, the interest in uranium deposits in the unworked areas of the Liberec Region increases as well. One of the deposits is called Osečná - Kotel. Locals are strictly against new mining and have already taken many actions. More info is here.
The parties which show interest in mining are the Czech state enterprise DIAMO and the Australian company Uran Limited.
November 10, 2007 - Calla has started new Project on Climate Change in the Czech Republic. On www.zmenaklimatu.cz you can find out more about the causes and effects of global climate change. Further information is here.
November 9, 2007 - Calla welcomed the dismissal of geological surveys of uranium deposits in the Highlands. Uran Limited, an Australian company, represented by the Czech company Timex Zdice, submitted a proposal to explore new uranium deposits in Polná and Jamné in the Jihlava region. The Ministry of the Environment rejected the request due to conflict with national Raw Materials Policy (1999), which stipulates the termination of uranium mining in the Czech Republic. More info is here.
The three Czech energy related NGOs Calla, Citizens' Initiative for Environmental Protection (OIŽP) and South Bohemian Mothers organized a press conference at which they announced three examples of poor and/or problematic safety issues at Temelín NPP, of which they were informed by a whistleblower at NPP. More info is here.
