30 years ago – on 20 February 1994 – the Swiss people said yes to the Alpine Initiative. At the anniversary event, the panelists not only looked back on our eventful history, but also debated the future of transalpine traffic.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.