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Bulgaria: Calling for National Protest Against Shale Gas Extraction

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Bulgaria, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Environment, Governance, Law, Protest

Activists in Bulgaria have called for national protests against shale gas extraction on May 22. There is a Facebook event [bg] “National protest against shale gas and changes in Forest Law!” [1]. Tensions are growing after The Greens’ activist posted a video [2] [bg] showing a secret meeting between the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences [3] (BAS) representatives and Chevron officials.