1987. november (125-143. szám) / HU_BFL_XIV_47_2
i 4*M)Q!)Ne4&IAN IlííO’OeiSl^ááűi OTilí 24/D Líttle RuíscII Street, LONDON, W.C.t • Tel. a< 2« • G. Krassé 126/1987 (E) 7th November, 1987 Discussion about the Bffs-Nagvmaros Hvdro-El ectri.c Plánt with a Soviet Magaziné Editor on Rádió Budapest Hungárián ecologists received help from an unexpected source in their protest against the construction of the Bos-Nagymaros Hydro-Electric Plánt. On 6th November in the laté night programme on Rádió Budapest entitled "Bagoly" (Owl) Professor Imre B. Nagy - an associate of the People's Patriotic Front - conducted a telephoné conversation along ecological lines with S.P. Zaligin the chief editor of Novi.i Mir ("New Peace") . During the conversation Zaligin expressed interest in the state of the Bos-Nagymaros plánt’s construction and wanted to know the Hungárián Professor’s personal opinion. Imre B. Nagy replied that if he had the choice today he would reject the plán because it was disadvantageous from both econ;,mic and ecological viewpoints bút that a different decisión had been taken at the time because the ecological standpoint had nőt been taken intő account. The Hungárián professor alsó said that after the procrastination and numerous postponements of the construction the plán must be finalised as the "Czechs are taking it seriously" and had begun construction. It is probable that the Hungárián populace will be even less willing to accept this allusion to Czech interests than those explanations which prove the economic advantages of the Hydro-Electric Plánt and deny environmental damage. Arguments which say that an already existing decision cannot be altered are nőt likely to be convincing. Hungárián newspaper readers were recently informed of the stoppage of a hydro-electric plánt’s construction in the Baltié States of the Soviet Union after 30,000 signatures were colleeted in protest. In Hungary a comprehensive petition is alsó being drawn up. Béla Liptak, a Hungárián engineer who lives in America, has made a world wide request which demands the immediate stoppage of construction, If this fails protests will take piacé in front of Hungárián embassies and delegations abroad and cooperation will be sought with the world bank and other western financial institutions. Another piece of ecological news is that the Hungárián Danube Foundation will announce the awards fór its competition this week and on 30th November there will be a lecture in the Law College in Ménesi Street about the results and failures of the fignt against pollution until this time.
