10 October 2023
October 2023
The Migros dog snack travels 20,280 kilometres. This absurdity was honoured with the “Devil’s Stone” by 4,200 voters. The “Mountain Crystal Award” goes to “OVO Logistique Urbaine”.
Übergabe Teufelsstein an Swiss Helikopter, Foto: Alpen-Initiative, Mathias Nutt
10 January 2023
October 2022
With nearly 7,000 votes, the Swiss Helicopter service was awarded this year’s (in)famous “Devil’s Stone”. The “Mountain Crystal Award” goes to “Auprès de mon arbre”, a counter-example that avoids transport.
Übergabe der Petition “Stopp Gefahrguttransporte am Simplon” vom 23. August 2022 – Quelle: Alpen-Initiative
14 September 2022
August 2022
The Alpine Initiative submits its “Stop hazardous goods shipments over the Simplon Pass” petition, in which 4,769 people ask the Valais government to demand that the authorities in Bern ban hazardous goods shipments across the Pass.
Resolution “Stopp Gefahrguttransporte”, Mitgliederversammlung 14.Mai 2022
5 July 2022
May 2022
Shipments of hazardous goods across the Simplon Pass are ticking time bombs. This is why the Alpine Initiative launched a petition at its General Meeting in Martigny. It wants the Valais government to ask the Swiss Federal government to ban hazardous goods shipments across the Simplon Pass.
Animation: Unfall am Simplon,
16 October 2021
September 2021
Forty times a day, trucks carrying hazardous goods across the Simplon Pass run the risk of causing irreparable damage to humans and nature. In an animated film, the Alpine Initiative simulates a possible disaster scenario.
23 September 2021
September 2021
Australian Chardonnay sold in Swiss COOP supermarkets was awarded this year’s (in)famous “Devil’s Stone”. The “Mountain Crystal” award goes to Revendo, an electronic upcycling enterprise.