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When Linzer air is a 1982 to 1995 in Linz , Upper Austria , active citizens' initiative .

history

The citizens 'initiative "Linzer Luft" was founded in autumn 1982 as an independent and non-partisan citizens' initiative. The aim of the initiative was to work to improve the air conditions in Linz.

The first big action of the citizens' initiative was a signature campaign in 1983, in which six demands were made. 10,000 signatures were collected and a first success was recorded: the trichlorophenol plant of Chemie Linz AG was closed under public pressure.

In the autumn of 1984 the first edition of the newspaper “Linzer Luft”, the “Luftveränderungszeitung Luftpost”, was printed. 1985 was characterized by two major topics: the “focus on smog alarm plan” and an internal discussion about an event. Participation in the municipal council election, but that never happened.

In December 1985 there was a smog alarm in Linz . The "Linzer Luft" organized short-term silent marches through the inner city of Linz. This made it possible to change the Linz smog alarm plan.

Citizen participation process

From 1987 onwards, the planned hazardous waste incineration plant on the VÖEST site in Linz became the focus of interest for "Linzer Luft" . A signature campaign resulted in the start of a public participation process. At the beginning of 1989, the citizens' initiative “Linzer Luft” received the “Environmental Protection Prize of the City of Linz 1988” for its free work in the public participation process and other “services in environmental protection matters to the state capital Linz”. The construction of a hazardous waste incineration plant was ultimately prevented.

In 1989, "Linzer Luft" also joined the "Association of Upper Austrian Garbage Initiatives".

In January 1990, the “Linzer Luft” started a signature campaign in order to be able to introduce demands into parliament as a “parliamentary citizens' initiative”. This could be achieved. Environment Minister Marilies Flemming reacted quickly to the presentation of the “Parliamentary Citizens' Initiative” and invited to an “Environment Summit”.

resolution

In April 1993, the citizens' initiative was temporarily dissolved. When the long-time spokesman for "Linzer Luft", Gottfried Selgrad, received a call from Chemie Linz AG in 1994 and received an invitation to take part in a public participation process, the citizens' initiative was temporarily reorganized for the duration of the process. For this activity, the “Linzer Luft” received the “Environmental Protection Prize of the City of Linz” again in January 1996.

This second public participation procedure actually represented the last action of the citizens' initiative “Linzer Luft”.

Sources (excerpt)

  • Citizens' initiative 'Linzer Luft', 'Luftveränderungszeitung Luftpost', issues 1 to 38, Linz 1984 to 1993.
  • Walter Medinger, u. a., Environmental Impact Assessment for a Chemical Plant. A case of direct application of Directive 85/337 / EEC, Report No. 5/2002, Linz 2002 (Green Series).
  • Gottfried Selgrad, leaflet “Parliamentary Citizens' Initiative for the Protection of Health and the Environment”, Linz 1990.
  • Gottfried Selgrad, press release, 10 years of citizens' initiative “Linzer Luft”, April 16, 1993.