Whether you’re sipping wine from the barrel gaming with friends or shopping under the stars this weekend is packed with ways to enjoy spring in the Kaiserslautern Military Community Here are six events worth checking out April 11–13: By 2014-10-06T09:17:00+01:00 The new section is expected to increase ridership on the 44 km Saarbahn by 1·2 million passengers/year Journey time from Lebach to Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof is around 50 min Services run every 30 min in the peaks and every 60 min off-peak Residents along the route are entitled to one week of free travel on the Saarbahn and buses between October 13 and November 14 Single tram-train route serving 43 stops inuagurated in 1997 The first on-street section opened October 24 Dual-voltage cars now start at Sarreguemines in France operating north over SNCF/DB mainline tracks to Römerkastell where a central section of street-running continues northwest to Ludwigstraße GERMANY: Stadtbahn Saar officially opened its €26m depot at Lebach on September 3 replacing a site in Saarbrücken which was 'temporarily' leased from Deutsche Bahn when Saarbahn light rail services were launched in 1997 The depot brings light rail vehicle maintenance stabling and cleaning together on one site CEREMONIES were held on June 23 to mark the start of work on an 18 km northern extension of the Saarbrücken tram-train network Mayor Lothar Ringle joined the Managing Director of Stadtbahn Saar GmbH Prof Dr-Ing Franz Heinrich for the event in Riegelsberg.Construction of the initial 4·8 km of Line .. Site powered by Webvision Cloud German dressage trainer and rider Peter Strässer has passed away on 28 June 2023 Peter was introduced to horses through his uncle and began riding at the age of 12 He first took up show jumping and became regional champion as a teenager After finishing high school he moved to Pforzheim and began the "Bereiter" training programme under Franz Supe in the late 1960s After his graduation he moved to Lüdinghausen where he first rode in the sales yard Ripphege for one year In 1972 he was hired as head rider in the stable of German entrepreneur Gustav Brück At that time he was still fully focused on show jumping On Don Fredde at the 1994 CDI DortmundIn 1976 he met his wife Margot and  in 1978 he moved to Heinz Edelbroich's stable in Dortmund - Eichlinghofen where he worked for one year In 1979 Strässer passed the exam in equine science (Pferdewirtschaftsmeister) and gained experience for two years at a yard in Hamm-Rhynern Strässer found a more permanent home in Lüdenscheid in the 1980s after getting help from Gerd Kuhbier He slowly made the switch to dressagen earned his Rider Badge in gold From 1983 till 2002 Peter Strässer was based at Gut Edelburg in Hemer and begun working and cooperating with Friedrich „ Fritz“ Vekens Strässer achieved his first major successes in the dressage arena aboard Vekens' Don Fredde (by Damokles x Pilot), with whom he finished third in the 1996 Nürnberger Burgpokal final in Frankfurt. Don Fredde later on sold to Nadine Maiwurm and became one of German's best junior-young riders horses competing and winning medals at the European and German Youth Championships On Batman at th 1993 BundeschampionateAboard Batman (by Bartok) Strässer became the reserve champion in the 6-year old division at the Bundeschampionate in Mannheim This horse sold to Guido Münstermann and became a German team riders horse at the 1995 European Junior Riders Championships in Helsinki After 19 years he left Gut Edelburg and moved to a barn in Neuenrade-Küntrop until 2015 when he retired at age 65 At this venue he and his wife organized national dressage shows each August Peter was a highly esteemed trainer and coach in the Westfalian area On Rocher at Gut EdelburgHe trained numerous riders to golden rider badges and successes in the show ring his daughter Carmen Errulat (née Strässer) Peter lost his brave battle against cancer on 28 June 2023 At the 2000 Westfalian regional championships in Piz Palue Stalls for Rent at Durondeau Dressage in Peer, Belgium Exceptionally Well Located Equestrian Facility in Wellington, Florida Well-built Equestrian Estate With Multiple Business Opportunities in Sweden Stable Units for Rent at Lotje Schoots' Equestrian Center in Houten (NED) For Rent: Several Apartments and Stable Wing at High-End Equestrian Facility Stable Wing Available at Reiterhof Wensing on Dutch/German border Real Estate: Well-Appointed Country House with Extensive Equestrian Facility in the U.K. Rémi Blot Deborah Pressman reclaims her roots by honoring a man dedicated to preserving Jewish history in Germany Deborah Pressman's father was one of the lucky ones He left Germany in 1936 when it was still possible for Jews to escape most Jews couldn't evade the Nazis' far-reaching tentacles and ended up filling boxcars bound for concentration camps It was not something she had ever wanted to do before But she was drawn to make the trip in order to honor a man who is working to preserve the Jewish history in the town of her ancestors Pressman is not sure anything short of this would have brought her to this foreign land she is eager to talk about the experience and how it changed her It all began last year when she saw an article in the New York Times about the Obermayer German Jewish History Awards which honors Germans who work to preserve Jewish histor culture in their country she immediately thought about Hans-Eberhard Berkemann She tucked the article away until she had an opportunity to meet with her cousins and they decided to nominate the 59-year-old schoolteacher They thought Berkemann deserved recognition for his work in restoring the Jewish cemeter saving the synagogue in Bad Sobernheim When Berkemann was chosen to receive the award Pressman set out on the journey to Germany with her husband including her cousin Tom Lebach of North Falmouth had escaped the atrocities of the Holocaust he couldn't escape his "conflicting feelings," Pressman says He knew how lucky he was to be in the United States yet he also felt a certain guilt about those who didn't get away Marum became painfully aware of that devastation when as a soldier working as an interpreter in the U.S he toured the Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany Pressman absorbed her father's feelings about the country where generations of their family lived the country where so many Jews built a rich and productive culture Her father remembered that the anti-Semitism in his town became so virulent after Hitler came to power that when he was 14 his parents sent him to school in Switzerland There were fewer than a hundred Jews in Sobernheim But there were the 6 million from all over Europe who were murdered during those terrible years "My father felt he could never forget," she says "And he felt he could never go back." Pressman thought she would find a trip to Germany too disturbing two of her father's sisters and their husbands spent time in Bad Sobernheim running the knitting mill her grandfather owned before the war It is Tom Lebach's parents who lived in Germany for about 15 years beginning in the mid-'60s who visited his parents there a number of times feels differently about his mother's native land She didn't come to the United States until after Kristallnacht (also called "Night of the Broken Glass," when on Nov and hundreds of synagogues and thousands of Jewish businesses and homes were damaged or destroyed about 100 people were killed during the violence) Yet what Lebach heard from his mother about her hometown in Germany was "not the bad but I'm aware of the history of my family there." Going there is a positive experience for him an attorney who is a clerk magistrate at the Plymouth County Juvenile Court in Brockton And he was happy to go with Pressman and introduce her to their parents' hometown and in 1950 erected a monument in the Jewish cemetery there to the Jews who were killed during the Holocaust It is this cemetery that Berkemann worked to preserve and where Pressman went to see the graves of her ancestors painted a picture of the old synagogue in Sobernheim at Berkemann's request "He felt like the souls of the dead were watching him while he painted it," Pressman says But she didn't see that painting until she visited Berkemann's home "I could see how much my father struggled to do it," she says "So many of his other works were exuberant Pressman says she is glad she went because she "confronted her avoidance all these years." "It was a wonderful way to connect with members of my family "It gave me a glimmer of hope because of the work Berkemann and others are doing They feel that Jewish history is an integral part of German history There are lots of individuals there who are willing to face their past." The Obermayer award ceremony was held in Berlin on Jan which commemorates the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz "I had a feeling that this was a wonderful thing News | Feb 22 The ladies of the Aspen Thrift Shop get together every holiday season and reward themselves with a luncheon at the Hotel Jerome The ladies are all volunteers and during 2005 the Thrift Shop donated $250,000 to 60 valleywide nonprofit groups next to the Fire Station on Hopkins Avenue and raises money by selling clothing and other donated goods Receiving grants from the Thrift Shop in 2005 were a variety of groups that support work in health and human services arts organizations and environmental groups.Among the recipients are the Children’s Health Foundation Wilderness Workshop and Computers for Kids College scholarships were given to eight graduating seniors from Aspen The Thrift Shop supports many youth activities and Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club.Also during the holidays Sandie and Archer Bishop and their family gave a party that celebrated both the holidays and the engagement of their son They will be married this coming summer.Sheri Heedum and her Heedum Agency were given a bronze award in Advertising Excellence for The Little Nell’s restaurant campaign at an awards ceremony given Jan 30 in New York City by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International This is Heedum Agency’s 11th award over the past eight years Sheri opened her advertising agency in Aspen in 1990 and she now has a second office in Denver including the Food & Wine Magazine’s Classic held every June in Aspen Party season is gearing up … Jack Crawford Helga Matuska and Don Crawford held their 29th annual Beach Party yesterday on Aspen Mountain Guests wore swimwear outside their ski clothes.The 15th Aquarius Bash was held last Saturday night at the Hotel Jerome and this year everyone wore full Western regalia Henry Schimbeerg and Regina and Joe Wise.And now the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs will undergo a $2 million historic renovation this summer The hotel was built in 1893 by Aspen mining engineer Walter Devereux and was the first hotel west of the Mississippi River to have electricity and private bathrooms A 25-foot-tall waterfall in the restaurant was removed years ago and now will be restored The restaurant will be moved from the hotel lobby to a larger space in the building Renovations are to begin in April.Undercurrent … Spring skiing is just around the corner Readers around Aspen and Snowmass Village make the Aspen Times’ work possible Your financial contribution supports our efforts to deliver quality your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally Each donation will be used exclusively for the development and creation of increased news coverage are you considering any property transactions this spring View Results A world-leading scholar on the socio-psychological aspects underlying intractable conflicts Daniel Bar-Tal is Professor Emeritus at the School of Education at Tel Aviv University He has focussed on the Israel-Palestine dispute for several decades working to understand the ‘ethos’ that shape the way societies view war and violence that mark their lives.Bar-Tal was the founding director of the Walter Lebach Research Institute for Jewish-Arab Coexistence through Education He is the author of 25 books and more than 250 papers and book chapters Bar-Tal speaks on the need for greater comprehension of the opposing points of view on both sides of the conflict which has been edited for clarity and brevity What’s your perspective of what’s happening in the Israel and Palestinian conflict right now but nobody knows what their status is exactly Hamas and Israel are trying to achieve their goals so there’s a lot of uncertainty In your work Israel and Palestinian conflict: A cognitive analysis you speak of ‘belief acquisition and all alteration’ You argue that individuals might freeze their existing beliefs due to factors like information scarcity Could you explain this further — how can this be used to gain a deeper understanding of the contrasting viewpoints on the Gaza and Israel situation as you can see there is not much in common and they are not really in the way of negotiating really because each side has a traumatic experience with the war and there’s the trauma is going on I wanted your thoughts on two recent events and how they might be explained in terms of the social psychological perspectives The first is the attack on the World Central Kitchen convoy Investigations and media reports suggest that Israeli soldiers made a series of errors that led to the killing of aid workers Can you shed light on what might have been at play there Israel explained that the killings were a mistake which means that officers on lower levels did not know and did not want to know about the coordination’s that were going on with the guard to the cars that were moving mistakes happen and it’s not the first time in this war that has happened The killing of about 100 Palestinians who were trying to interfere with the convoy’s that were transporting food was also so-called mistake a lot of people are killed — even Israelis by Israelis So it’s part of the war and it happens and as we know mostly same mistakes were on the Israeli side which is the most powerful and active side in the war The second event is the October 7 Hamas attacks A recent Al Jazeera investigation shows that many of the claims of human rights atrocities such as beheading of babies widespread rape etc repeated by Israeli politicians — indeed many others around the world — were untrue Could you help frame this in terms of conflict scholarship Both societies have experienced terrible trauma. Obviously, Jews experienced the Holocaust and for the Palestinians, the event that is still going on is a reminder of what they call a disaster in Nakba in 1948 where 700,000 Palestinian were expelled out of Palestine — they destroyed about 450 villages so they claim that it’s a continuation of the traumas of they had in 1948 I feel it’s a continuation of something that was in the past You don’t hear the stories of Palestinians At the moment each of them is at the height of ethos of conflict especially in the 1990’s when the process of peace was going on But at the moment we are again experiencing a terrible and rare escalation of the conflict with the escalation of the ethos conflict and culture of conflict How would you assess the global media’s coverage of the ongoing unrest What are your thoughts on Israel’s decision to restrict access to foreign journalists It’s a common thing that was also done in the Vietnam War and the Iraq war- the government wants to have a control on the news that is coming out from the war and to control the journalists so they rely on reports of the army and the government Media in Israel is very much a self-censorship and censored so obviously it adheres to the ‘glorify’ theme of ethos You can see the story of the kidnapped and the story of the soldiers who had fallen in Gaza but you don’t see the destruction going on in Gaza and you don’t hear the stories of Palestinians Israelis try to get support of the international community You have pointed out that both Israelis and Palestinians firmly believe in the truth and objectivity of their respective beliefs they view the other groups beliefs as incorrect or distorted What do you think are necessary for these opposing sides to understand and possibly accept each other’s perspectives and beliefs Where people are open minded and critical of what is going on, I assume that such a minority also exists on the Palestinian side where people see what is going on. But remember, it’s asymmetric conflict, it’s not symmetric. Conflict is asymmetric conflict so Palestinians living 57 years under brutal occupation want liberation Your social-psychological theory of intractable conflict provides explanations for the de-escalation and resolution of conflicts globally You argue that for a society to avoid conflicts it needs to develop a functional psychological repertoire of beliefs How can this be implemented in societies to mitigate the risk of conflict escalation as we are currently witnessing in Gaza and Israel but when there are signs of winning on both sides There were attempts at the beginning of the 90’s 2000 and 2008 in the long period of occupation where Israelis were negotiating with Palestinians but at the moment both societies are in such a trauma so I can talk with you about it conceptually You have also examined Palestinians’ sentiments towards the actions of Jews you explained that Palestinians are primarily concerned with the treatment of the minority living in Israel and perceive a consistent violation of their human rights What is your response to those who might deny or downplay the Palestinians’ allegations about their treatment by the Israelis Nobody can. It’s absolutely clear that there are severe violations of human rights and international law. The Justice Court in The Hague will have to decide whether Israel is breaching international law and violating human rights There are severe violations of human rights and international law In your book Sinking into the Honey trap: The case of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict you describe mechanisms that enable Israelis to live in a way that exacerbates the conflict with Palestinians and overlook reality and the increasing amount of footage showing the atrocities faced by Palestinians could you share thoughts on how this situation has changed it’s a kind of a recognition that war is going on and resistance is going on You highlight a range of socialisation agents and societal institutions (such as schools) that contribute to the dissemination and internalisation of certain ‘pro-conflict’ narratives and attitudes in society members How important a role do you think the news media plays in instilling these beliefs In Israeli media (except for a few channels) you can find information about what is going on in Israel and in the occupied area The rest of the media is very much under influence of the situation don’t try that much to look at the damage that was done to Palestinians There are four channels in Israel and one is in the service of Netanyahu so I don’t count it because it’s pure propaganda Is there anything that journalists can do that you think or improvements that can be made to change what you’ve just said this situation it’s a dependence on the journalists on getting information from the army and from the government so they moderate their reports in the favour of ethos of conflict There are brave journalists that write and we are not in the situation of Russia or even India where journalists are completely blind What does the future of Palestine and Israel look like to you because in order to have a two-state solution there is a need to move about 70,000 Jewish settlers from inside of the West Bank Another solution that is going on is a one state solution but here most of the Jews reject it and do not want to give civil rights to Palestinians They want a next West Bank without giving civil rights Apartheid is not acceptable in this century It’s very hard to know and I would not predict a situation now The Business of FashionAgenda-setting intelligence analysis and advice for the global fashion community Argentina-founded firm provides e-commerce and fintech services to 218 million customers across 18 Latin American countries which sells everything from electronics to cars is feeling pressure in the apparel category from Asian competitors like Shein It has invested in influencer marketing campaigns in its two largest markets Brazil and Mexico in a bid to become a more credible fashion and beauty destination.The Daily Digest NewsletterThe essential daily round-up of fashion news access one complimentary BoF Professional article of your choice Receive news, offers and invites from BoFOur newsletters may include 3rd-party advertising, by subscribing you agree to the Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy Competition in the Latin American e-commerce market is heating up with both local players and Asian heavyweights making inroads in a region dominated by one firm Yet the task of dethroning “Latin America’s answer to Amazon,” as Mercado Libre is often called Though e-commerce reshaped retailing in the US and Europe even before the pandemic financial and logistical circumstances kept the South American nation insulated from the trend until later The apparel and footwear market in Colombia rebounded faster than in Brazil or Mexico but Chile and Peru may not recover to pre-pandemic sales levels for years Where are the region’s next growth opportunities an aggressive digital strategy and a slew of recent acquisitions Magazine Luiza is determined to conquer the fashion category For more information read our Terms & Conditions After his first 100 days as chief executive officer of Chalhoub Group at BoF CROSSROADS in Dubai — to discuss the state of luxury in the MENA region and the strategic next steps for the third-generation Chalhoub leader From high-street labels to haute couture houses Pakistani brands are opening international stores as far afield as suburban Texas and London’s luxury district in a push to diversify away from the shaky domestic market where some have reached saturation point The US GDP decreased an annualised 0.3 percent in the first quarter well below average growth of 3 percent in the previous two years With soaring profits and rapidly expanding store networks ‘heritage-gold’ jewellery brands like Laopu Gold and Lao Feng Xiang are red-hot in China’s otherwise tepid luxury market The essential daily round-up of fashion news News | Mar 19 This has been a winter of fabulous costume parties It must be in defiance of the Great Recession The latest was The Aquarius Black and White Ball where everyone was asked to dress in black-and-white formal or in costume The gala dinner dance is given every year at the Hotel Jerome by people who have birthdays in February Hosts this year included Toni and Stan Bialek Howard Nitschke died a week or so after the party I have great photos of him but didn’t think I should run them Interior designer Donna Livingston is in town Undercurrent … The snow is shrinking back from the house and I have tulips and snowdrops coming up by the front door KG from Zweibrücken with 233 tonnes of cargo You can read this article in 3 minutesPölös Zsófia The first heavy-duty TGX of the new MAN Truck Generation went into operation at W The new 4-axle heavy-duty semitrailer MAN TGX tractor was used for the first time in a heavy-duty convoy made up of three units at the end of January It carried out a successful five-hour-long journey with a cargo over 7.3 metres tall and 5.3 metres wide The push-pull combination came to a total length of 51.4 metres The convoy’s job was to transport a tube-welding line from Lebach in Saarland Germany to the Saarlouis port to be loaded onto a ship KG from Zweibrücken was commissioned to carry out the job; it deployed five MAN heavy-duty semitrailer tractors for this purpose Alongside the company’s own TGX 41.680 with V8 the demonstration vehicle with its 640-hp D38 engine had the chance to prove itself as the lead vehicle in the push-pull combination.  Together with a “pushing” rear vehicle from the previous generation which was also equipped with a 640-hp engine a 20-axle swing axle low loader trailer with a 233-tonne component was also used  At over 7.3 metres tall and 5.3 metres wide the push-pull combination came to a total length of 51.4 metres the vehicle delivered its cargo safely to the Saarlouis south quay Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus Journalist Trans.info | 6.05.2025 Pölös Zsófia Journalist Trans.info | 5.05.2025 Fragrance on the Fly: Why Pocket Perfumes Are Perfect for Airplane TravelSponsored Article 6.05.2025 News | Apr 9 So many Aspenites have birthdays in February uncer the sign of Aquarius that they get together every year and hold a big bash at The Hotel Jerome that includes dinner and dancing This year they called the party “La Fete Rouge” and everyone was required to wear red An elegant party set in New York City that many Aspenites plan to attend is the “We’re Puttin’ on the Pink” benefit for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel at Park Avenue and 50th Street Emcee for the party is Elizabeth Hurley and there will be a concert by Sir Elton John with special guest Liza Minelli Co-chairmen for the gala include Evelyn and Leonard Lauder (Evelyn founded the Breast Cancer Research Foundation) Bonnie Roche Bronfman and Charles Bronfman Premier underwriter for the affair is Blackberry Undercurrent … So many are headed for a beach somewhere … but some only get as far as the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool News | Oct 17 here is more coverage of the Molly Beattie and Tom Bedell wedding the former Schweppe Ranch high in the Fryingpan Valley a reception followed immediately on the lawn with music by the Flying Dog and Crowlin’ Ferlies bands then a dinner in the newly built horse barn songs by Joe Cocker and dancing to Flash Cadillac.Another mid-August event was held at the Frette Linen Boutique when Alicia Sirkin gave a talk on “Discovering Emotional Harmony and Balance with Bach Flower Remedies.” Health-conscious refreshments were served and all participants received a folder of educational handouts You know ski season can’t be far away when the annual Ski Swap is announced this is the oldest ski swap on the Western Slope The event was organized all those years ago to help make skiing affordable for everyone All proceeds benefit the Aspen School District with an emphasis on equipment for the Outdoor Education Program at Aspen High School (this is a new venue for 2006 due to the construction at the Middle School) Drop-off is Friday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. and the swap will be held Saturday from 8:30 a.m Participants are asked not to use any tickets from prior years as this year the Swap is using a one-color ticket system Tickets can be picked up at the Aspen Public Schools the Aspen Community School and Alpine Banks in Aspen Parking is extremely limited so organizers are asking people to carpool or take the bus So clean out your closets and take your outgrown equipment and clothing to the Swap … and buy new treasures for yourself and your family Jill and Don Sheeley have returned from three weeks in the Caribbean Jill is gearing up for her annual Fraser Writing Contest at the Aspen Middle School.Back in their Snowmass Village home are John and Pam Fisher; John is back teaching industrial arts at Aspen High They were in Hawaii the past year or so while John was contractor for a large house his former student at Aspen High School (and a graduate of Colorado University in Boulder) was the structural engineer.Undercurrent … I love the smell of the autumn leaves when you scuff through them in the street Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced on Thursday it is cancelling the environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) of at least 7 housing and mining projects in the country First on the list is Century Communities’ housing development project in the La Mesa Watershed According to Environment Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Maria Paz Luna Century Communities has not fulfilled two conditions: conducting a hydrologic study and securing a tree-cutting permit from the DENR “The DENR is constrained from giving them a tree-cutting permit because of the proclamation by the President in 2007 that this is already a critical watershed in a protected area hence there is a condition that is impossible to fulfill rendering their ECC ineffectual,” she told reporters on Thursday They are withdrawing the project’s ECC because there is no sense in keeping the certificate valid as a “planning tool” DENR also cancelled the ECC of Sacobia Sun Valley Resort a development of Donggwang Clark Corporation in Clark The ECCs of at least 5 mining projects were also cancelled: Environment Secretary Gina Lopez said Austral-Asia Link Mining Corporation is located in between two heritage sites in Davao Oriental: a bonsai forest It is also close to the habitat of the Philippine eagle “We have sent our people there to do a biodiversity assessment and the clear conclusion is that the place has tremendous biodiversity can actually transform the whole area into an economic zone,” Lopez said She said communities there are “very very unhappy” about the mining that is happening in the area the company has not submitted documentary requirements that the DENR needed “But there are also severe biodiversity considerations that constrained us to say that this is really not going to work,” Luna explained and Lebach Mining Corporation’s Nickel Deposit Mining Project were cancelled since their certificates have lapsed already The environment department has denied the ECC application of Egerton Gold Philippines in Lobo Those who oppose the proposed gold mine fear that the project may endanger the “center of the center of global shorefish biodiversity” – the Verde Island Passage “Having a gold mine there is out of question it says that the operation is incompatible with the biodiversity conservation status of the Verde Island Passage which is the global center of marine biodiversity,” Lopez said Luna said handling a mine of up to almost 300 hectares would be incompatible for a small town like Lobo and with the biodiversity conservation status of Verde Island Passage Aside from cancelling ECCs and denying applications for such the DENR has also issued show-cause orders to 12 firms concerning their ECCs: Lopez on Thursday singled out Benguet Mining Corporation The secretary said they issued the show-cause order to the company for two reasons: they did not rehabilitate an open-pit mine for 25 years and their negligence led to a toxic spill that affected a 1.8-km river in the area it says if you have a pathetic environmental track record by law be declared ineligible to mine,” she explained The 12 firms have 7 days to explain why their ECCs should not be cancelled and why they should not be imposed with a fine for failure to meet the conditions in their ECCs