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2 May 2024

February 2024

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.

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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”.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.