{"id":9724,"date":"2018-04-25T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/?p=9724"},"modified":"2018-04-24T19:06:05","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T17:06:05","slug":"save-the-blue-heart-of-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/2018\/04\/25\/save-the-blue-heart-of-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the Blue Heart of Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9728 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Patagonia.jpg\" alt=\"Patagonia logo\" width=\"304\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Patagonia.jpg 304w, https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Patagonia-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9725 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blue-Heart.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Heart documents the battle to protect Europe's last wild rivers from more than 3,000 destructive dams either proposed or in the process of being built in the Balkans\" width=\"600\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blue-Heart.jpg 600w, https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blue-Heart-300x102.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9727 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blue-Heart-video.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Heart documents the battle to protect Europe's last wild rivers from more than 3,000 destructive dams either proposed or in the process of being built in the Balkans, threatening thousands of kilometers of river, millions of people and hundreds of species.\" width=\"504\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blue-Heart-video.jpg 504w, https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blue-Heart-video-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue Heart documents the battle to protect Europe&#8217;s last wild rivers from more than 3,000 destructive dams either proposed or in the process of being built in the Balkans, threatening thousands of kilometers of river, millions of people and hundreds of species.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/click.eu-email.patagonia.com\/?qs=2fe3f32b05a052ff4c0c7a7b2e3dbfc6f262321cdcc1f57b4c434f3f5f35ef3225faeed40a83557b5f3b9f64c3c11d13e1b3c432c09f0c6003d3d562c5b8e855\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the Trailer<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Save the Blue Heart of Europe<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9726 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blue-Heart-2.jpg\" alt=\"Tell international banks to stop investing in the destruction of Europe\u2019s last wild rivers.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blue-Heart-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blue-Heart-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flyfishing-blog.com\/flyfishing-blog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Blue-Heart-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tell international banks to stop investing in the destruction of Europe\u2019s last wild rivers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/click.eu-email.patagonia.com\/?qs=2fe3f32b05a052ff302f656061281dceb14ebed4e6f5ee5b9455a5a6e9b82c6df43fcec2c2a587310d23e4df0fe717a0382bb0be074417449c5e60c8dab53a12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign the Petition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Blue Heart documents the battle to protect Europe&#8217;s last wild rivers from more than 3,000 destructive dams either proposed or in the process of being built in the Balkans, threatening thousands of kilometers of river, millions of people and hundreds of species. 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