On Saturday, June 5, YABLOKO’s leader Sergei Mitrokhin will
visit Nizhni Novgorod.
As part of his mission, Mitrokhin and political scientists
and businessmen from Nizhny Novgorod will take part in a roundtable
discussion "Environmental and political situation in
Russia. The upcoming elections in autumn 2010”. The event
will be held at the Higher School of Economics from 09:30
to 10:40. Then Sergei Mitrokhin, will participate in a press
conference for regional journalists devoted to the elections.
The press conference will take place in the Interfax office
(beginning at 11:00).
Then YABLOKO’s leader Sergei Mitrokhin and Chair YABLOKO’s
Green Russia faction Acad. Alexei Yablokov will conduct a
picket against the raising of the water level in the Cheboksary
reservoir. Members of the environmental organization Dront
will also participate in the picket.
The present water level reaches 63 meters, and the local
authorities plan to raise that mark to 68 meters. "This
project was under consideration as early as in the Soviet
period, and it was decided to abolish it then - the scientists
concluded that it would bring more harm than good. But it
is profitable for the regional authorities, as electricity
generation will increase, however there will be no reduction
of electricity prices for the residents of the area. And,
according to environmetalists, this will harm the ecology
of Mari El and Nizhny Novgorod ", Vyacheslav Tarakanov
, Chair of Nizhni Novgorod YABLOKO, said.
After picketing Sergei Mitrokhin and Acad. Alexei Yablokov
will participate in a roundtable discussion, where they will
discuss with environmentalists the problem of the Cheboksary
reservoir. The roundtable will be held at the Higher School
of Economics, from 13:00 to 15:00.
See also:
YABLOKO
for Environmental Safety
Destruction of nature
has been accelerating. Statement by the YABLOKO party on the
threashold of the World Environment Day. June 4, 2010
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