On April 3 Acad. Alexei Yabloko, Chair of YABLOKO’s Green
Russia faction and member of YABLOKO’s Political Committee,
delivered a public lecture "Environmental problems of
Russia" in the Kemerovo business center and held an informal
meeting with representatives of public and scientific organisations
during his trip to the Kemerovo region.
Alexei Yablokov’s visit aroused concern of the local authorities:
a formal invitation to deliver two lectures on environmental
issues in the Kemerovo State University was withdrawn, as
the “lecture halls were occupied”. The second public lecture
by Alexei Yablokov "Ecology and Health" scheduled
at the Business Center for April 4 was cancelled a few hours
before it had to begin due to the "collapse of the ceiling
in the conference room".
The YABLOKO party has been paying great attention to the
environmental problems of the Kemerovo region. The region
is one of the most industrialised Russian regions where environmental
problems have become a hindrance for social and economic development.
Two years ago YABLOKO published a booklet on the environmental
problems of the Kemerovo region within the series "Regional
Environmental Policy". YABLOKO Chairman Sergei Mirokhin
also paid much attention to the environmental problems of
the region during his visit to Kemerovo last year.
See also:
Protection
of Environment
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