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200 Millionen Muslime Indiens, werden durch Modis Politik, etwa das Verbot von Kuh-Schlachtungen, zunehmend diskriminiert und terrorisiert, weitgehend unbemerkt von westlichen Medien. Löbliche Ausnahme sind Reportagen des Deutschlandfunks (DLF) über die Verfolgung oft muslimischer Bauern durch heilige Kühe verteidigende Hindus (z.B. Petersmann 2016). Der DLF verzichtet jedoch weitgehend auf...
Newsletter XII 2024 - March 17th to 23rd - News+ Industry should stop whining about Germany
The “Health First” initiative contacted members of the EU Parliament. During a visit to Brussels, activists presented demands for a quick ban on PFAS. There should only be exceptions for important medical uses. The environmental authorities of the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Denmark have already submitted to the European...
Newsletter XI 2024 - March 10th to 16th - News+ There is every reason to be afraid of the AfD
Research shows glyphosate could cause. According to the Tübingen researcher, most European detergents contain DTPMP - but it is not used in America. However, some exceptions can also be found among German products. The list of ingredients provides clarification. The NRW consumer advice center points out that this is not always easy. Because DTPMP...
Accepted tribute to their power, cruelty and inhumanity. What the average bully cannot endure is ridicule. And Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, is no exception to this rule. Putin takes himself very seriously. He seems to have no sense of humor at all. He knows no more about self-irony than the wolf knows about pity. And yet he's basically...
there are hardly any independent controls. Just a few years ago, the so-called Phonegate revelations showed that the radiation emitted by mobile devices is inadequately controlled. With the exception of the Observer (paywall), no media in this country has reported on this in depth. How strong the radiation from mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets has on the human body is...
Newsletter I 2024 - January 1st to 6th - News+ - The necessary change needs more support
SL-1 reactor experienced a critical incident involving a steam explosion and heavy release of radioactive material, killing the three operating crew members. With the exception of iodine-131, the spread of radiation was limited to an area of 12.000 m². Within a 30 km radius of the reactor, contamination of vegetation by iodine-131 was approximately 100 times higher than...
that upon request. In the end, the decisive factor will be whether the anti-nuclear movement can still mobilize masses after the official end of nuclear power. In the 1990s there was still a state of emergency around Ahaus when castors with fuel elements were brought there... October 13th Fuel element factory Lingen | Framatomes | Rosatom German collaboration with Rosatom: Radioactive...
Newsletter XXXVIII 2023 - September 17th to 23rd - News+ A future that I dread
states and governments to ensure. The United Nations has so far only rarely managed to unite the eight billion people as a global community or as a global family. A welcome exception is the Paris Climate Agreement, which all 196 governments have agreed to. Only the USA under Trump left, but they rejoined under President Biden on his first day in office...
To reduce global emissions by half in order to still have a chance of not exceeding the 1,5 to two degrees Celsius upper limit, governments are not changing course, with a few exceptions, while gas, oil and coal continue to be released in large quantities Soil is being mined and greenhouse gases are increasing. Many states are even approving new fossil exploration projects. But a message...
Newsletter XXXIV 2023 - August 20th to 26th - News+ The sun will shine for another 4,5 billion years
stored on site, but Tepco has warned that storage space is running out. Tepco's advanced liquid treatment system removes most radioactive elements except tritium, an isotope of hydrogen that is difficult to separate from water... * Climate targets | Federal Environment Agency | Climate law traffic light violates climate law Germany will set climate targets for 2030...
The Globus solar systems with an output of 92 gigawatts (GW) were installed. Around 55 percent of this came from China, where 51,3 GW went online. The share of other regions of the world, with the exception of Latin America, is declining compared to the previous year. Solar expansion has particularly increased in Brazil, where, according to the Brazilian portal Solar, in the first seven months...
The EU exempts long-haul flights and private jets from the new EU climate protection requirement. For the environmental NGO Robin Wood, this is “a consequence of industry lobbying.” Because they made the exceptions - above all Lufthansa and the Federal Association of the German Aviation Industry (BDL), which it dominates... * Italy | Storm | Devastation: Severe damage after storm in...
1960 to 1969 - INES, NAMS and other events
SL-1 reactor experienced a critical incident involving a steam explosion and heavy release of radioactive material, killing the three operating crew members. With the exception of iodine-131, the spread of radiation was limited to an area of 12.000 m². Within a 30 km radius of the reactor, contamination of vegetation by iodine-131 was approximately 100 times higher than...
Banned in countries. The US state of Minnesota is now taking a bold step further and banning the entire class of chemicals, which consists of around 5000 individual substances. There are only a few exceptions. According to law HF 2310, which was confirmed by Governor Tim Walz at the end of May, PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds) will no longer be permitted in 13 product categories from 2025. The...
with hydrogen? Building Energy Act: Bumpy heat transition with too long a start Important law ends standstill in the building sector, but is not enough to achieve the 2030 climate target / Exceptions for gas and hydrogen threaten to turn out to be a "Trojan horse" Regarding the changes to the draft of the Building Energy Act published yesterday by the federal government (GEG) explains...
Newsletter XXV 2023 - June 18th to 24th - News+ US war machine: Many knew, only he disagreed
The expansion of renewable energies requires flexibility. While small private PV systems are now usually combined with battery storage, this is the exception for large solar parks. The result is curtailments and negative market prices in phases of high production... * France | EDF | Corrosion and cracks Électricité de France Shaky nuclear course France's electricity company EDF is...
finally becoming the sole owner in two steps. After all, the aid came with restrictions on executive salaries and bonuses. What was the exception with Corona aid a year earlier. In December 2022, the quasi-nationalization was finally approved by the EU Commission under various conditions. The company can be supported with up to 34,5 billion euros...
Newsletter XIII 2023 - March 26 to April 1 - News+ What uranium ammunition would do to Ukraine
PET can decompose overnight. Plastic typically hardly breaks down in the environment. Anyone who has ever found ancient plastic packaging in nature knows this. However, exceptions prove the rule. Some microorganisms manage to adapt and break down the durable man-made polymers. A team of researchers from Leipzig found...
Newsletter XII 2023 - March 19th to 25th - News+ The poison of doubt is the sugar for the bastard
Production ban | PFAS | PFOA Ban on all PFAS plastics The authorities never want to fall for this industry trick again. The ban on PFAS plastics is entering the next round. There may still be a few exceptions - but the regulators definitely don't want to give up on one principle. The lobby battle has just begun. Postponing sounds like an obvious option...
the worst efficiency classes in the EU. The EU MPs spoke out in favor of this this week. Critics warn of a “compulsory renovation”. Numerous exceptions are planned. "Seven out of ten buildings in the EU are energy inefficient, the number of people at risk of energy poverty is constantly growing," says Ciarán Cuffe, Green Party member of the EU Parliament....
