Siemens to abandon major role in atomic-power industry

Even if the mass media have their eyes on other catastrophes, Japans nuclear crisis is still unfolding and it is applaudable that Germany is reacting. According to the Handelsblatt the Munich based power player Siemens is rethinking its position in the atomic-power industry. Reportedly the internal decision is made and it is a question of [...]

Heidi Klum’s Earth Week Tips

The mother of four and successful mogul says that being green starts at home.
In honor of earth week she said at the Kids’s Choice Awards:
“I try to be not so wasteful.”
“I think that you can start already in your home, not to be so wasteful. Not to buy so many things, and food or to [...]

Global Wind Day 2010

German Environment Minister Röttgen: Wind energy will play a major role globally.
“A breath of fresh air” is the slogan of todays Global Wind Day. The
campaign is aimed at raising awareness of wind energy and the important role it plays in renewable energy production. “Wind energy will play a central role in the carbon-free energy mix [...]

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“Lage der Welt”: Konsum plündert den Planeten
Bericht gibt Hauptverantwortung für Raubbau den Industrienationen
“Der Bericht zur Lage der Welt 2010″ ist nun erschienen (Bild: oekom.de)
Berlin/Washington DC (pte/19.03.2010/13:05) – Der exzessive Konsum, dem die Bewohner der Industrienationen frönen, plündert den Planeten Erde aus und trägt wesentlich zur Zerstörung globaler Ökosysteme bei. Zu diesem Schluss kommt der Bericht [...]

ThinkSwiss Scolarship for Climate Change

The Exchange tells the story of Katie Paige, a U.S. university student who received a ThinkSwiss scholarship last year to work on a research project at a Swiss university. This year ThinkSwiss will again select 15 talented and motivated U.S. students to study in Switzerland as recipients of the 2010 ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship. Interested? The [...]