Poland accused of creating 'climate of fear' for environmental campaigners

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/oct/30/poland-climate-fear-environmental-campaigners


Water vapor and smoke rise from a Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (PGE) coal fired power station, behind a PGE open pit brown coal mine in Belchatow, Poland, on 25 November, 2009. Photograph: John Guillemin/Getty Images


Polish environmentalists say that they are operating in a 'climate of fear' involving harassment by the country's security police, and denunciations from government ministers for "working against the public interests of the state".

Earlier this month, Treasury Minister Nikołaj Budzanowski used that phrase to drub a registered environmental charity, Client Earth, which has campaigned against coal-fired power plants and for shale gas regulation.

"This kind of organisation should accept that there are limits to its activities," Budzanowski said. "In my opinion they have passed their limit."

[AverageJoe90]

1. Seems like Poland has it's corruption problems too.

I wish the best of luck to Client Earth. Hopefully this all works out in their favor.