Industry Minister wins Oil Guzzler award

Industry Minister Jan Mládek has won the 2015 Oil Guzzler award, a mock prize established by environmental groups to highlight the worst anti-environmental stance, decision or project in any given year. Mr. Mládek won the award for the government’s long-term energy concept which relies on nuclear energy, brown coal and gives less space to renewables. The Green Pearl, a prize for the most shocking anti-environmental stand went to the head of the Czech Chamber of Commerce Vladimir Dlouhý for his comments regarding the possible impacts of the closure of the nuclear power plant at Dukovany on life in the region.