"EcoLur" Press Club

Activist to Policeman : “Why Are You Arresting?”
October 30, 2013 at 15:19 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Yerevan
On 30 October environmental activists Gevorg Safaryan and Taron Sargsyan were detained by the police during the peaceful demonstration near the governmental building. They were seeking to voice the open letter addressed to PM Tigran Sargsyan in regard with Teghut mine development by Teghut CJSC. The police prohibited him to
Another Alarm Signal on Tree Felling
October 29, 2013 at 12:56 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Yerevan
“Trees near Monument area are being felled down. Not aware who is doing and why. Please, react, if you can,” the area resident is beating...
Arabkir  - Most Polluted Area in Yerevan
October 29, 2013 at 12:30 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Yerevan
According to this show, the hazardous emissions for 2012 in Arabkir made up 11863,1547 tons. Erebouni administrative area holds the...
How Taron Margaryan’s Signature Appeared on Documents?
October 28, 2013 at 17:12 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Yerevan
“What alarm signal are you speaking about, the residents don’t oppose to this construction and all the questions are solved. Go away, don’t say anything,” Company Director Yasha Khachatryan was shouting...
Lead Penetrated into Kindergarten
October 28, 2013 at 14:16 | "EcoLur" Press Club
"Lead is the cause of disease prevalence in 0.6% of cases of children’s diseases. Under World Health Organization’s data, over 600,000 new cases of children’s mental retardation have been detected over the world. Lead brings to 143,000 deaths per year,” said...
General Thought Like That: To Construct SHPP
October 22, 2013 at 14:24 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Vayots dzor
“No public hearings were held as such to inform the people what is taking place. They didn’t gather the people and didn’t present anything,” the villagers said and added,
Rats in Village’s Drinking Water
October 22, 2013 at 13:23 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Vayots dzor
But several years ago somebody reached a decision that the height of the village should be below 2000 meters, and now the height of the village is 1960 meters, so...
Nubarashen Landfill Site Will Survive for Another 10-15 Years
October 21, 2013 at 11:39 | "EcoLur" Press Club
In 2014 the garbage collection in Yerevan will comply with the European standards. All the machinery and bunkers will be changed. This is the first part of problem solution process. Currently we are running negotiations with the...
Garbage – Our Reality: press Conference at EcoLur
October 17, 2013 at 13:49 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Yerevan
The garbage occupies territories in rivers, gorges, forest territories and Lake Sevan. How much garbage we can find in our landfill sites? Where are hazardous medical wastes and plastic dumped? Whether we need garbage burning facilities? And eventually, what kind of measures are actually taken to ...
Lake Sevan Shore Turning into Construction Area
October 16, 2013 at 11:48 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Gegharkunik
The shore of Lake Sevan has turned into new housing project. The new buildings blocked the access to the shore and now it’s impossible to watch...
Another Construction and Another Tree Felling
October 14, 2013 at 15:04 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Yerevan
Tree felling in Yerevan continue because of construction works: on 13 October EcoLur received an alarm signal about tree felling in the area in front of...
Right Now: Hnting Bezoar Goats in Jermuk
October 14, 2013 at 14:01 | "EcoLur" Press Club | Vayots dzor
“I can’t shoot the hunters on the camera: they are rather far from and I can see them with a telescope. They used to be four, but now they are three. The bezoar goats went down to the drinking place, they shot, but...