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October 11, 2010
21:53 • 2 years ago

Sludge-o-rama: Hungary has their own BP! Complete with arrests!

Tags: Arpad Bakonyi environmental disaster hungary mal sludge toxic sludge Zoltan Bakonyi

  • €110k the amount the company behind the toxic sludge in Hungary has offered to victims of the disaster
  • €360 the amount that breaks down to per person affected – that seems pretty low, right?
  • €72M the amount Hungary wants the company to give for cleanup (around $100 million) source

» Hungary’s arresting mad: Zoltan Bakonyi, the executive director of the company behind the disaster, MAL, has been arrested for the incident, which the country wants his company to pay for, not taxpayers. His dad, Arpad Bakonyi, is a 30 percent shareholder in the company, and one of the richest people in the country. Which is to say that they can afford to clean up their mess. Hungary is also thinking of putting the company under state control to ensure that happens.

October 10, 2010
20:08 • 2 years ago

Apparently not enough crap: Hungary expects more sludge

Tags: danube disaster ecological disaster hungary Kolontar sludge toxic sludge

  • 8,000 people have been evacuated from Kolontar, Hungary in the wake of a massive toxic sludge leak
  • 500,000 more gallons of sludge could be on the way if a wall breaks; what’s the Hungarian word for “f**k”? source

October 7, 2010
20:16 • 2 years ago
Tags: danube river environmental crisis hungarian hungary massive red sludge river danube toxic sludge
Things we’re glad we’re not doing: Digging sludge from the Danube: To our friends in Hungary: We feel really bad for what you’re going through. The scale of this environmental crisis is unspeakable. source

Things we’re glad we’re not doing: Digging sludge from the Danube: To our friends in Hungary: We feel really bad for what you’re going through. The scale of this environmental crisis is unspeakable. source

October 5, 2010
20:45 • 2 years ago
Tags: environment hungary industrial waste toxic red sludge toxic sludge
Hungary covered in disgusting red sludge. No, it’s not ketchup.: If you’re attempting to stop a toxic sludgefest, this is the outfit you should wear. Jesus Christ. You’d think a Roger Corman movie broke out. source

Hungary covered in disgusting red sludge. No, it’s not ketchup.: If you’re attempting to stop a toxic sludgefest, this is the outfit you should wear. Jesus Christ. You’d think a Roger Corman movie broke out. source

 

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