Activists discovered the felled tree in 2023, but had to wait 18 months for the authorities to confirm its age.
Energy & Climate
State energy giant Orlen announces agreement to build Poland’s first small nuclear reactor
The firm claims it will be at the “forefront of the global deployment of small modular reactors”.
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Oder river disaster resulted from “years of inaction and mistakes” by Polish state, finds auditor office
Last year’s crisis resulted in the death of over half the river’s fish.
Anger after one of Poland’s iconic bison killed in collision with army truck
The army says the indications so far are that the driver was not at fault for the accident.
Greenpeace launches campaign against construction of floating LNG terminal in Poland
The Polish government, however, argues that the terminal is necessary for the energy security of the region.
Poland’s Orlen ranked among Europe’s 50 largest companies in new Fortune list
It is the only firm in the Central and Eastern Europe region between Germany and Russia to make it into the top 50.
Anger over topless modelling shoot in Polish state-owned coal mine
The mine operator says it was misled about the nature of the photo shoot.
Polish state oil giant Orlen’s wholesale fuel prices begin to rise after pre-election drop
Orlen assures that prices will remain stable at petrol stations, but analysts expect hikes.
Poland begins retraining coal miners to work in wind farms
Poland produces around 70% of its electricity from coal but has plans to replace that with renewables and nuclear.
“I’ve received signals from US” that opposition threaten Polish-American relations, claims PM
Donald Tusk wants to make make Poland dependent on Germany, claims Mateusz Morawiecki.
Construction of Poland’s first offshore wind farm set to begin
Baltic Power – a joint venture between Poland’s Orlen and Canada’s Northland Power – will supply around 3% of Poland’s electricity needs.
Poland’s Orlen to take over Gazprom’s stake in Polish section of Yamal gas pipeline
“We are putting an end to the Russian [gas] flows in the Polish gas transit system!” declared Orlen’s CEO, Daniel Obajtek.
Polish city hires 35 sheep to cut grass
Katowice hopes the sheep will make the process cheaper, quieter and more environmentally friendly than traditional lawn-mowing.
State oil giant Orlen calls on Poles not to hoard fuel amid pre-election price drop
The firm denies claims it has artificially lowered prices to help the government’s re-election bid.
