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Romanian Environmental NewsNo.025Published 31stJanuary 2014 (sorry a bit late!)

Scientists studying the impacts of unconventional gas drilling['fracking']warn thatgas is likely to have a greater influence on water, air and climate than previouslyunderstood. Major scientific bodies have cautioned against a national commitment to

gas as a bridge fuel, citing the need for further research into the potential

consequences of continued reliance on this fossil fuel. (Read More)

n his Edition

Editorial

"orry #rs$ %riedman: Imagining the future

&erman '#irale' nli*ely to be Re+eated in Romania

,uildin- a Pros+erous Romania

.ould "wit/erland reorm #onetary "ystem

hreat o #assive 'ydrauli %raturin-' ooms over Romania

#inin- ath Re+orts i-hli-ht #inin- Pressure

N aunhes "ustainable develo+ment 2015

Romanian News

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Editorial

We make choices eer! da! and een "erha"s eer! hour of eer! da!. #ome choices areunim"ortant and "erha"s een minutes after making them the! are forgotten and fair$! irre$eant tothe "resent. %en if in the un$ike$! eent that one "articu$ar decision actua$$! had a significanteffect on the &or$d at $arge &e &ou$d not (e a($e to fo$$o& the course of eents (ack to ourseeming$! unim"ortant choice.

ther choices are $ife changing and &e ma! s"end the rest of our $ies regretting them or thankingourse$es that &e made the right choice. *he su(+ect &e stud! at uniersit!, the "erson &e chooseto marr!, a decision taken to find a (etter $ife in a foreign countr!. *hese are decisions $ike$! to

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sha"e the &ho$e course of our $ife for (etter or for &orse. No matter ho& im"ortant these choicesare for us indiidua$$! and our sma$$ grou" of direct$! affected friends-fami$! the! are un$ike$! todramatica$$! change the course of eents on our "$anet.

ut toda! there is one choice &hich &e a$$ hae to make. Indiidua$$! and co$$ectie$! this choice&i$$ resonate around the &or$d. %er!one a$ie toda! and eer!one sti$$ to (e (orn &i$$ fee$ the

effects of our choice. *he choice in /uestion is ho& &e choose to $ie our $ife. We can $ie our $ifeto maimise our income regard$ess of eer!one and eer!thing outside our immediate fami$!. *hesource of the mone! assuming it is $ega$$! o(tained is irre$eant. *he conse/uences of ho& &es"end our mone! a$so has no re$eance to an!one other other than those around us.

r &e can choose to $ie different$!. We can choose to $ie as if eer! sing$e "erson on this "$anethas e/ua$ im"ortance. We can choose to $ie a $ife &hich sustains our "$anet and a$$ the aried $ifeu"on it. We can choose to $ie our $ife on$! considering "ersona$ &ea$th and the circumstances ofour eistence after &e hae done our utmost to ensure &e are not damaging others or degrading our

"$anet.

1hoosing the first route ma! $ead to ast "ersona$ &ea$th (ut it can neer $ead to com"$ete "ersona$satisfaction. 1hoose to "ut "eo"$e and "$anet (efore "ersona$ gain and increased "ersona$satisfaction is a$most guaranteed. Mi$$ions of "eo"$e around the &or$d hae chosen to take thesecond route in recent !ears. *housands more make the choice to "ut societ! and "$anet (eforemone! eer! da!.

*he fa(ric of human societ! and the hea$th of the "$anet de"ends on !our choice. R%N urges !ou tochose the route &hich can $ead to com"$ete "ersona$ satisfaction.

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"orry #rs$ %riedman

Mea cu$"a. I ho$d u" m! hands and admit free$! that most of m! "reious artic$es for R%N hae(een fair$! ($eak in their out$ook, a$as I hae often (een something of a eremiah one cr!ing in the&i$derness a(out a "$anet and her "eo"$es increasing$! under ho"e$ess assau$t and &oe is us. *hisone &i$$ (e different rea$$!.

3irst though it's &orth reminding m! c!nica$ o$d se$f ho& difficu$t it can (e to maintain ho"e in theface of our enormous "ro($ems... I am &riting in the aftermath of the disastrous t!"hoon 4ai!an for

&hich &e ma! or ma! not hae (een "art$! res"onsi($e. *he cii$ &ar in #!ria drags on and asWestern forces "re"are to &ithdra& from oi$rich Ira/ the current dangers in that deastated countr!might &e$$ esca$ate. 6$$ oer the &or$d democrac! is under threat and &orking "eo"$e find itincreasing$! difficu$t to make ends meet &hi$e ast &ea$th sits in the accounts of g$o(a$cor"orations and a fe& (i$$ionaires eer more of them ironica$$! in the 7eo"$e's Re"u($ic of 1hina&here I'm sure eer!one is ha""! for their 1omrades' good fortune. n to" of a$$ this one of the

(ooks I'm current$! reading is Naomi 8$ein's '*he #hock 9octrine' a thorough ana$!sis of thedead$! and dangerous a$$iance (et&een Washington (ig cor"orations and the 1hicago schoo$ ofeconomic thought ece$$ent though the (ook is it has !et to ans&er the crucia$ /uestion: &asMi$ton 3riedman the 6ntichrist; #orr! Mrs. 3riedman on$! +oking).

Need I continue; Not rea$$!: &e're a$$ sad$! &e$$ a&are of &hat's going on (oth $oca$$! and g$o(a$$!.#o am I haing a change of heart; We$$ des"ite the a(oe $ist I kno& that there is ho"e. 6s &e$$ asoccasiona$ ictories some in the face of oer&he$ming odds for the rura$ and ur(an "oor &orkers

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enironmenta$ cam"aigners and assorted c!c$ists hi""ies and treehuggers I'm gui$t! on a$$ threecounts this !ear one of m! o$dest friends (ecame a father for the first time (eautifu$ t&in gir$s sothere's some rea$ and tangi($e ho"e right there in the crad$e.

Is that rea$$! enough eremiah;

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3o$$o&ing the #econd &or$d War erman! &as defeated destro!ed and (ankru"t. 4o&eerstarting from the @A50s and gaining s"eed in the @AG0-B0s erman! ra"id$! (ecame much richeremerging at the (eginning of the @A>0s as one of the richest nations in the &or$d. *hetransformation &hich occurred in erman! is eact$! &hat the goernment in Romania $ikes to te$$us &i$$ soon ha""en in Romania. Is this a "ossi(i$it!;

*he sim"$e ans&er is that Romania &i$$ neer e"erience the erman mirac$e. *he conditions&hich eisted in erman! during the @AG0-B0s do not eist in Romania toda!. erman! hadeer!thing in its faour Romania has nothing in its faour. It is erman! &hich e"orts $uur!cars to Romania not the other &a! around as it &ou$d need to (e if &e are to &itness an economicmirac$e in Romania. *oda! erman! e"orts far more than it did &hen the countr! &as recoeringfrom the &ar and (ui$ding to (ecome %uro"e's strongest econom!. 6nd !et toda! economic gro&this much $ess than during the (oom !ears.

50 !ears ago erman! had a er! sma$$ "otentia$ market area. %astern %uro"e &as "art of the #oiet($ock. 6sia &as a$so "art$! communist (ut for the most "art +ust too far a&a! and too "oor.erman! had to create an interna$ market. In the most "o"u$ous state in %uro"e &ith a "o"u$ation

&ith no&here (etter to go &ith good trans"ort $inks and er! im"ortant$! $o& unem"$o!ment a$$the necessar! conditions eisted. *his a$$ ha""ened (efore *hatcher and Regan dec$ared &ar on&orkers. It ha""ened (efore techno$og! came a$ong to re"$ace mi$$ions of ski$$ed +o(s.

1oa$ miners car &orkers and hea! engineers &ere &e$$ organised. *here &as no one to re"$acethem at a $o&er &age, in a c$imate of fu$$ em"$o!ment and a ski$$ed &orkforce the &orkers hadconsidera($! more "o&er than toda!. *he erman goernment kne& this and an!&a! the $ast thingthe! &anted &as conf$ict. Wages rose faster than inf$ation consum"tion sk!rocketed, noone &asforced into unem"$o!ment. erman! e"orted to the sma$$ grou" of a$most e/ua$$! rich countriessurrounding them #&itJer$and Nether$ands e$gium. 7roduction cou$dn't moe to 1hina or 8oreaor een Romania, the "o$itica$ situation the distance the $ack of good communications a$$ ru$edthat out.

erman! "ros"ered (ecause the! had a $arge &ea$th! interna$ market that &as getting &ea$thier&ith each "assing da!. *he! "ros"ered (ecause the! had to im"roe "roduction in erman! asthere &as no "ossi(i$it! to moe factories. *he &orkers "ros"ered (ecause the! &ere ski$$ed cou$dnot (e re"$aced &ith ro(ots &ere &e$$ organised and "erha"s most of a$$ (ecause there &as near$!fu$$ em"$o!ment. *he com"anies &hich "ros"ered &ere erman o&ned. *he "rofits sta!ed inerman! and as such added to the &ea$th .

It does not take an e"ert to rea$ise that none of the conditions &hich eisted in erman! during the

@AG0-B0s eist in Romania toda!. 3actories are foreign o&ned so "rofits are (eing "aid toshareho$ders outside Romania ironica$$! man! of them in erman!). *here is a sma$$ interna$market communications are "oor$! dee$o"ed and most of the "o"u$ation is im"oerished. *hehuge factories &hich eisted in erman! &ith an associated enormous &e$$organised andinformed &orkforce sim"$! do not eist. Mechanisation and ro(otisation has reduced the num(erof ski$$ed &orkers re/uired re"$acement &orkers can (e found from the $arge "oo$ of theunem"$o!ed, factories are easi$! moed to distant $ocations if 'goernment incenties' aresufficient$! a$$uring. Working in sma$$ &ide$! dis"ersed factories &orker organisation is muchmore difficu$t. *he goernment and the &orkers do not trust each other and se$dom &ork together.*here are man! other e$ements &hich make the Romanian mirac$e een $ess $ike$!. %treme$!chea" unso$d and second hand c$othes dum"ed on Romania and surrounding countries K ironica$$!

the sur"$us from 'rich' Western %uro"e has destro!ed $oca$ industries and im"oerished c$othessho" o&ners to cite +ust one.

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*he road to &ea$th in Romania cannot fo$$o& the erman mode$. Romania can (e er! &ea$th!and actua$$! is much c$oser than erman! to a rea$ sustaina($e 'gro&th' and '&ea$th' creation. #eeho& in the net artic$e.Return to contents

,uildin- a Pros+erous RomaniaMonetar! a$ue and 97 gro&th are out of date measurements for ho& &e$$ a countr! is faring.. Itis eas! to demonstrate that there is (ad gro&th "o$$uting enironmenta$$! destructie creatingconf$ict (et&een those &ith most and those &ith $east and good gro&th. ood gro&th im"roescommunit! (ui$ds ino$ement and "rotects the enironment.

6s demonstrated a(oe the search for &ea$th (! dee$o"ing industr!, e"$oiting natura$ resources,(ui$ding a $arge consumer (ased econom! is not o"en to Romania. ig (usiness ru$es toda! &hereonce trade unions had "o&er. Carge sca$e unem"$o!ment means &ages are un$ike$! to rise fasterthan inf$ation. Whi$e those at the to" make a(surd sums of mone! the gu$f (et&een the rich and

"oor &idens. *he differences in &ea$th &e see across societ! toda! hae not (een seen for @00!ears.

7eo"$e &ork a $ot &ithout getting "aid for it. We c$ean our houses cook our food cu$tiateegeta($es in our gardens. We ma! $ook after chi$dren or those $ess a($e than ourse$es.

If &e gro& our o&n egeta($es &e kno& the! are chemica$ free and fresh. With chickens and-or"igs &e can (egin to "roduce much of the food &e need to surie. 1ooking our homegro&n foodsaes mone! and ensures &e hae a mied hea$th! diet. *o cook and to heat our home &e use &oodor another (iocom(usti($e &hich &e hae gro&n ourse$es or hae direct contact &ith the

"roducer so &e kno& this has come from a sustaina($e source. In the right conditions this &orkcan (e en+o!a($e and fu$fi$$ing. 3or none of this &ork does an!(od! "a! us an!thing. 6$$ the time!ou do this &ork !ou are (ui$ding resi$ience. We are (ui$ding inde"endence from the destructieconsumerist societ!. We are esca"ing from &age s$aer!. *his condition is t!"ified (! someone&ho s"ends a$$ his-her &orking hours &orking for mone! and &ho s"ends a$$ their free times"ending that mone! in a er! inefficient &a!. Mind$ess consum"tion or a &or$d &hich "uts $iingfirst that is the choice (efore us.

In the cit! or to&n &orking for ? to = da!s a &eek and the rest of our time s"ent in the i$$age.3ostering communit!, gro&ing and cooking, (ui$ding resi$ience. %nough mone! to (e an a&areconsumer. %nough time to take care oer ho& &e s"end our mone!. 6$$ this e/ua$s good gro&th.

If !ou hae not +oined it !et it is no& time to take the ste" !ou &i$$ neer regret for the rest of !our$ife.

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#onetary Reorm nitiative in "wit/erland

*&o themes that hae occurred in a num(er of occasions in R%N is that of monetar! reform and theidea of direct democrac!. 9irect 9emocrac! 99) or 7artici"atie 9emocrac! remoes "o$iticiansfrom "o&er giing the "eo"$e direct "o&er oer decisions.

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#&itJer$and ma! (e %uro"e's (est goerned countr!. 7erha"s "art$! (ecause #&itJer$and +ustha""ens to (e the countr! &ith the most dee$o"ed 99 in the &or$d. No& there is a moement in#&itJer$and to force a ote on monetar! reform. Reform &hich &i$$ remoe the "o&er from (anksto "rint mone! and gie that "o&er to an inde"endent grou" of e"erts charged &ith (ui$ding &hatthe countr! most needs rather than creating "ro"ert! (u(($es.

4ere is "art of a re"ort &hich &as "osted on the 7ositie Mone!&e(site.

"wit/erland is +olitially uni7ueL...... as the #&iss 1onstitution "roides a +olitialinstrument *nown as the Volksinitiative 7eo"$es Initiatie) &hich ena($es #&iss citiJens to$aunch an initiatie aimed at changing s"ecific "roisions &ithin the #&iss 1onstitution. *o doso re/uires first of a$$ the co$$ection &ithin an @> month "eriod of @00000 a$id signatures insu""ort of the initiatie. #hou$d this hurd$e (e surmounted the initiatie &ou$d then (e "ut to anationa$ ote.

*he (iggest cha$$enge for the team at this stage of the cam"aign is to find the needed he$" and

financing for signature co$$ection. *he minimum amount of funding re/uired for a successfu$cam"aign is estimated to (e @50000 143 or +ust oer @00000 7. 6$though this is a non8initiatie shou$d the MoMo team succeed in "utting such a fundamenta$ reform "ro"osa$ to anationa$ ote this &ou$d (e a momentous achieement for the monetar! reform moement in%uro"e and across the g$o(e. 6$$ e!es &ou$d (e fied on #&itJer$and (ecause success for thissma$$ (ut significant "$a!er in the financia$ arena &ou$d ineita($! hae a ri""$e effect in othercountries.

Oie& 7ositie Mone! Re"ort

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hreat o #assive 'ydrauli %raturin-' ooms over Romania

6$most eer!one in the &or$d &ho &ants to kno& must (! no& hae heard of the Romanian i$$ageof 7ungesti. *his i$$age is a short distance from the most adanced fracking site in Romania. Inear$! 9ecem(er $oca$s and actiists from around Romania fought running (att$es &ith '+andarmi'mi$itar! "o$ice) as the $oca$s tried to take (ack "ossession of their $and 'rented' to the 6mericancom"an! 1heron.

*oda! t&o months on the i$$age is sti$$ under "o$ice contro$ &ith numerous restrictions of

freedom. 6n attem"t to hae the "o$ice actions dec$ared i$$ega$ has fai$ed. 6 (rae man &ent onhunger strike in ucharest on$! to see his "rotest ignored (! the mainstream "ress and media. It isour o$d friend mone! taking "recedent oer information. *here is a "ossi(i$it! the $a& can (echanged. 6 "ar$iamentarian has introduced a (i$$ in "ar$iament to hae mining using h!drau$icfracturing dec$ared i$$ega$. Man! actiist sites on face(ook etc are urging eer!one to &rite totheir de"ut! to e"ress their concerns.

6s has (een seen in the 8 Wh! are Romania and the 8 so often found together on the &rongside of an enironmenta$ issue;) des"ite massie un"o"u$arit! and constant re"orts of "o$$utionincidents coming out of the #6 Oie& recent artic$e) the goernment is determined to destro!trust &ith the "eo"$e and "ush through this massie$! "oisonous destructie and un"$easant

techno$og! no dou(t ho"ing to $ater &in "o"u$arit! &ith $o& "rices for natura$ gas.

It seems that it is the constant desire of Romanian goernments to destro! &hat is (est and most

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(eautifu$ and most uni/ue a(out Romania. *he communists did it &ith massie "o$$uting chemica$factories and no& the ca"ita$ist ho"e to achiee the same (! se$$ing off the countr! for gas oi$ and

"recious meta$s mining.

Re"orts from 7ungesti can (e found in %ng$ish at this site: frack off 7ungesti

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#inin- ath Re+orts i-hli-ht #inin- Pressure on Romaniae$o& is a trans$ation of the introduction to Mining Watch's $atest re"orts on Romania)

*he economic crisis and a raised $ee$ of "rices for meta$s oer the "ast fe& !ears has resu$ted in anincreased interest among inestors internationa$$! to ro$$ out mining "ro+ects across %uro"e. 6cross#outh %ast %uro"e interest is at a "articu$ar$! high $ee$. In reece a$one there are eight "ro+ectsunder &a!. *he tendenc! to&ards increased interest is eident a$so in Romania es"ecia$$! since

the meeting in 20@2 &hen %uro"ean "ar$iamentarians and the Romanian goernment discussed the"otentia$ of sma$$ sca$e go$d mining "ro+ects using c!anide.

Romania is considered to hae the $argest reseres of go$d of an! %uro"ean countr!. 6 stud! carriedout in the 6"useni Mountains (! the eo$ogica$ institute of Romania identified G> go$d de"osits. In

"resentations and interentions interested "arties hae "romoted the ne& strategic direction for go$dmining, sma$$ sca$e "ro+ects em"$o!ing c!anide to etract the go$d.

*he inde"endent centre for dee$o"ing natura$ resources has o(tained from the Nationa$ 6genc! forNatura$ resources fo$$o&ing $ega$ action a com"$ete $ist of a$$ the $icences &hich hae (een issuedfor si$er go$d or mu$ti"$e meta$s etraction. In the ne& situation of reea$uation of de"osits andthe "ossi(i$it! of sma$$ sca$e mining o"erations there &i$$ (e an considera($e increase in the

num(er of mining o"erations in the net fe& !ears. 6ccording to #tefan Marincea an e"ert in thearea &ho has studied the "ro"osa$s meta$ mining in Romania cou$d resu$t in at $east 2A00 hectaresof $and (eing coered &ith mining &aste containing c!anide.

he three re+orts issued by minin- wath Romania hi-hli-ht the +roblems whih already

e8ist rom +revious minin- o+erations and aulty liensin- or new +ro9ets$ n the irst

re+ort the on-oin- eets o Romania's worst esa+e o yanide waste into the river system:

whih ourred in 2000: is evaluated in the li-ht o new attem+ts to re;o+en the mine$ #assive

irre-ularities in the doumentation obtained by #invest

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the N has $aunched= N #ustaina($e dee$o"ment 20@5

*he document o"ens &ith these fine &ords*he N "rocess to define a ne& set of g$o(a$ goa$s to eradicate "oert! throughsustaina($e dee$o"ment must (e o+en: trans+arent and inlusive. 7artici"ator!decisionmaking is the idea that ino$ing a$$ stakeho$ders at eer! $ee$ &i$$

resu$t in more informed (etter outcomes.*he "ur"ose of this "rogramme L... is to increase stakeho$der "artici"ation in these g$o(a$de$i(erations and faci$itate the goa$s effectie im"$ementation.#920@5 &i$$ "roide too$s and o""ortunities for a$$ stakeho$ders to he$"

(ui$d a more sustaina($e future through fie focus areas:raising a&areness, increasing engagement, em"o&ering stakeho$ders, coordinating adocac!,and strengthening goernance

%er!&here "eo"$e are on the moe for a (etter &or$d. We must make our &eight fe$t. n$! theoice of ordinar! "eo"$e &ho &ant a fairer "$anet to $ie hea$th! $ies and to kno& that theirchi$dren &i$$ hae a future can ensure that &e hae rea$ sustaina($e dee$o"ment. We do not &ant

a mu$tinationa$ sham dee$o"ment &hich continues the "$anetar! destruction and accumu$ationand misuse of &ea$th that &e see toda!. ur oice must (e heard so $oud$! it cannot (e ignored.Oie& $aunch rochure

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Romanian News"avin- %ish "to*s in ,la* "ea

Is it too $ate to sae the oerfished and "o$$uted $ack #ea. 6s disaster inches nearer the countries(ordering the sea hae fina$$! got together and e"ressed an eagerness to do something a(out the

dire situation for fish in the sea.

In 8ie $ast &eek 36s regiona$ office for %uro"e and 1entra$ 6sia conducted the fina$meeting on the $ack #ea 3ish "ro+ect &ith de$egates from the si $ittora$ states: u$gariaeorgia Romania Russian 3ederation *urke! and kraine.

*he meeting ado"ted (! consensus a historic "ro+ect "ro"osa$ document &ith a tota$ (udget of#P @5 mi$$ion designed to (oost scientific and technica$ coo"eration and kno&$edge of marineresources in the $ack #ea. 4igha$ue migrating stocks of ancho! tur(ot and other s"ecies arethe focus of the "ro+ect.

E3or the first time in oer ha$f a centur! there seems to (e a genuine &i$$ from a$$ the $ack #ea$ittora$ states to coo"erate on a +oint "ro+ect that &i$$ generate su(stantia$ ne& information on thefish stocks and "ossi(i$ities for their sustaina($e e"$oitationF said 36 fisheries officer*homas Moth7ou$sen

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&overnment #oves on Rosia #ontana 6-ain

*he Romanian goernment has coo"ted *rans"arenc! Internationa$ into their efforts to "ush

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through a $a& to "ermit mining &ith c!anide in Rosia Montana. *rans"arenc! Internationa$inRomania is $ed (! a man &ith $inks to (oth the mining com"an! and the goernment. 3ears are thatan! $a& &i$$ (e an!thing (ut trans"arent. 6ctiists hae "rotested outside the head/uarters of theorganisation in er$in. In Romania *rans"arenc! Internationa$ is under "ressure to &ithdra& froman! coo"eration &ith the goernment. Read More Mihai otiu in Romanian

6rhitets '&reen' .lu9

6 ision of 1$u+ &ith the gre! communist ($ocks com"$ete$! transformed (! a""$!ing shee"'s &oo$insu$ation and turning the roofs into gardens has (een "romoted (! a grou" of architects. *hearchitect 4oratiu Racasan from the grou" R6M has "ut the idea (efore the cit! counci$ and askedthat funds (e inc$uded from the (udget to rea$ise a stud! on the feasi(i$it!. 6$though this seems$ike fantas! in 1$u+ it is a$read! occurring around the &or$d and needs to (e taken serious$!.Re"ort in Romanian &ith 7ictures#ee more of the $o& Im"act "ro+ects of R6M

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6nother Pestiide G "eo"$e &ith6$Jheimer's disease and com"ared the resu$ts &ith BA hea$th! "eo"$e of a simi$ar age and

(ackground. *he resu$ts sho&ed those &ith 6$Jheimer's had ?.> times the $ee$ of 99%.

*he researchers (e$iee the chemica$ is increasing the chance of 6$Jheimer's and ma! (eino$ed in the dee$o"ment of am!$oid "$a/ues in the (rain a ha$$mark of the disease &hichcontri(ute to the death of (rain ce$$s. 7rof 6$$an Cee! the director of the 6$Jheimer's9isease Research 1entre at %mor! said: *his is one of the first studies identif!ing a strongenironmenta$ risk factor for 6$Jheimer's disease. *he magnitude of the effect is striking$!$arge it is com"ara($e in siJe to the most common genetic risk factor for $ateonset6$Jheimer's.

3e$$o& researcher 9r ason Richardson added: We are sti$$ (eing e"osed to these chemica$sin the nited #tates (oth (ecause &e get food "roducts from other countries and (ecause99% "ersists in the enironment for a $ong time.

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Wor$d 9ee$o"ment Moement W9M) cam"aigners hae &on a ma+or ictor!.

2B0@20@= S *he % has taken a historic ste" to introduce regu$ation to "reent s"ecu$ation(! (anks and hedge funds driing u" food "rices and eacer(ating the g$o(a$ hunger crisis.*he $imits to cur( s"ecu$ation on food "rices &ere agreed on @= anuar! 20@= fo$$o&ing morethan three !ears cam"aigning (! anti"oert! charit! the Wor$d 9ee$o"ment MoementW9M). *he ne& contro$s &i$$ "$ace a $imit on the num(er of food contracts that (anks andother finance com"anies can ho$d and &i$$ force traders to o"en their actiit! to greater

"u($ic scrutin!.

W9M has hai$ed the decision as an historic ste" for&ard (ut said that the 8 goernment'so""osition to tough contro$s has resu$ted in serious $oo"ho$es in the regu$ation. In "articu$ar$imits &i$$ (e set at nationa$ rather than % $ee$ &hich cam"aigners sa! risks a regu$ator!'race to the (ottom' as countries cou$d com"ete to set &eaker $imits.

*he grou" is urging the %uro"ean regu$ator %#M6 to ensure that the ne& ru$es areim"$emented effectie$! and not &atered do&n further (! industr! $o((!ing.

o$dman #achs arc$a!s 9eutsche ank 7 Morgan and Morgan #tan$e! together made anestimated T2.2 (i$$ion from s"ecu$ating on food inc$uding &heat maiJe and so! (et&een

20@0 and 20@2. #"ecu$ation increases "rice o$ati$it! and has (een a ma+or factor in the shar"s"ikes in g$o(a$ food "rices of the $ast si !ears. Read fu$$ 6rtic$e

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