1. Newsletter IX 2024 - February 25th to March 2nd - News+ Deceptively real AI videos: What if we can no longer believe anything?

    Picking up trash... * Ukraine | contamination | Ammunition Consequences of war: A third of Ukraine is already poisoned. Fighting means that large parts of Ukraine are toxic. Lead, arsenic and mercury contaminate soil. What did it mean for global nutrition? Guest post. There is no question that war leaves lasting destruction in its wake. This includes damage to...

  2. Newsletter VII 2024 - February 11th to 17th - Current+ super election year in the crucial climate decade

    Stop it. There is no urgency for this, the State Council ruled on Friday, as the newspaper "Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Asace" reported on Saturday. Storage of toxic waste such as cyanide, arsenic and mercury In the landfill, toxic waste such as cyanide, arsenic and mercury has been stored since 1999, despite protests from environmentalists and citizens' initiatives. In 2002 a fire broke out at a depth of 535 meters...

  3. Newsletter XLVII 2023 - November 19th to 25th - News+ Spectacular setback for the development of small nuclear reactors in the USA - The dead horse

    Newsletter XLVII 2023 November 19th to 25th *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Current news + background knowledge The PDF file "Nuclear Power Accidents" contains a number of other incidents from various areas of the nuclear industry. Some of the incidents were never released through official channels, so this information is only available to the public on...

  4. Newsletter XLVI 2023 - November 12th to 18th - News+ Violence as a consequence of climate change: No cool heads

    could boost investments... * Democracy | Military-industrial complex | Arms trade: Why the military-industrial complex is in a celebratory mood Biden praises arms manufacturers as the “arsenal of democracy.” But they benefit from death and war. About one of the biggest sources of uncertainty in the world. The New York Times headline says it all: "Middle East War Adds to Surge in...

  5. Newsletter IV 2023 - January 22nd to 28th - News+ How the FDP politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann plays down her proximity to the armaments lobby

    Waste stored in Asse II Between 1967 and 1978, 126.000 barrels of radioactive and chemical waste were stored in the Asse II nuclear waste storage facility, including highly toxic plutonium and arsenic. Because water is entering and the tunnel is in danger of collapsing, the barrels have to be salvaged. The neighboring shafts Asse I and Asse III had already filled up and been abandoned. *...

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