Small village in Greece illustrates the problems of coal
By | Published: February 28, 2007
International Herald Tribune: Akrini is a village in northern Greece peopled by the descendants of refugees who fled their homes near the Black Sea when war broke out with Turkey early in the last century. Now the villagers want to flee again. Akrini sits just 3.5 kilometers, about two miles, from the smog-spewing towers of Aghios Dimitrios, Greece’s largest lignite-fired electricity plant, which emits more carbon dioxide than any other coal plant in Europe, according to the conservation group WWF. Akrini …
Small village in Greece illustrates the problems of coal
International Herald Tribune: Akrini is a village in northern Greece peopled by the descendants of refugees who fled their homes near the Black Sea when war broke out with Turkey early in the last century. Now the villagers want to flee again. Akrini sits just 3.5 kilometers, about two miles, from the smog-spewing towers of Aghios Dimitrios, Greece’s largest lignite-fired electricity plant, which emits more carbon dioxide than any other coal plant in Europe, according to the conservation group WWF. Akrini …
Original post by Miscellaneous Sources