1. Newsletter XVIII 2024 - April 28th to May 4th - News+ Hubris of the West: Three decades of chaos and decline

    Newsletter XVIII 2024 28. April bis 4. Mai *** 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Aktuelles+ Hintergrundwissen Die PDF-Datei "Nuclear Power Accidents" enthält eine Reihe weiterer Vorfälle aus verschiedenen Bereichen der Atomindustrie. Einige der Ereignisse wurden nie über offizielle Kanäle veröffentlicht, so dass diese Informationen der Öffentlichkeit nur auf...

  2. Newsletter XVII 2024 - April 21st to 27th - News+ Reform of the Climate Protection Act: One step forward, two steps back

    coated with radioactive iodine-131 or cesium-137. The catastrophe was kept secret from the population for days. Evacuation and protection measures were severely delayed. Consequences for the environment and health The first victims of the nuclear disaster were the approximately 800.000 liquidators, mostly young recruits, who were brought to Chernobyl from all over the Soviet Union to...

  3. Newsletter XVI 2024 - April 14th to 20th - News+ Poland: The Tusk government is also relying on nuclear energy

    and minorities, something is prohibited. If only 20 percent smoke, you can ban them and pat yourself on the back for having done something for public health and against the tobacco lobby. But there's not just public health, but the healthy public feeling that likes school sex education in the name of innocence and gender in the...

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    (free version) * Corona | Federal Audit Office | Jens Spahn Chaotic conditions in the ministry Court of Auditors massively criticizes Jens Spahn's mask procurement In the Corona crisis, Health Minister Spahn had billions of masks purchased. A large part of it has to be destroyed at great expense. The overall benefit was small, according to a report. The Federal Audit Office is exercising strict...

  5. Newsletter XII 2024 - March 17th to 23rd - News+ Industry should stop whining about Germany

    Forms of these ancient technologies are now the "present and future of addressing water scarcity," said Manzoor Qadir, deputy director at the United Nations University (UNU) Institute for Water, Environment and Health. Salt water everywhere, but no drinking water Around 70 percent of the earth's surface is covered with water, but of this more than 1,4 trillion liters...

  6. Newsletter XI 2024 - March 10th to 16th - News+ There is every reason to be afraid of the AfD

    The half-life of PFAS is approximately four to nine years. That is why they are also called “forever chemicals”. There are always discussions about whether and to what extent PFAS pose a threat to our health. For example, studies suggest that the chemicals promote obesity and cancer and damage various organs. [...] According to the research team, the results are...

  7. Newsletter X 2024 - March 3rd to 9th - News+ More courage would be good

    here". * Glyphosate | Monsanto | Weed killer Controversial weed killer Bayer announces glyphosate alternative For years, the Bayer Group's weed killer glyphosate has been criticized as being harmful to health - and there are many lawsuits, especially in the USA. Now the company is working on an alternative. The controversial weed killer glyphosate is for the pharmaceutical company...

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

    81 percent of the population see false information as a threat to democracy and social cohesion. The study participants were confronted with false information, particularly in connection with controversial topics such as immigration, health, war and the climate crisis. [...] While disinformation is, according to those surveyed with a high level of media trust,...

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

    Thunderstorms and a sandstorm in Dubai led to similar weather chaos. * Radon | Lung cancer | Stroke Radon also increases the risk of stroke Even moderate amounts of radon can be harmful to health. Double risk: The radioactive radon can not only cause cancer - anyone who is exposed to this gas also has an increased risk of suffering a stroke. That doesn't apply...

  10. Newsletter VI 2024 - February 4th to 10th - News+ Nuclear power is a dead horse - why isn't Merz getting down?

    for diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity increase, which is shown by further animal experiments. Concentrations "that are so high that a health risk cannot be ruled out" have been discovered in individual people... IMHO The chemical industry produces countless toxic substances in huge quantities every day, and the shareholders are making money from this. The...

  11. Newsletter V 2024 - January 28th to February 3rd - Current news + US foreign policy: Profit over peace?

    averted by $1,5 million. The allegations that have arisen that Tesla mishandled hazardous waste point to a fundamental problem. Violation of health and safety regulations This is reported by the AP news agency. It involves a lawsuit alleging that the company "intentionally" and "negligently" disposed of materials that...

  12. Newsletter IV 2024 - January 21st to 27th - Current news + AfD ban: Off to Karlsruhe?

    came to power,” says Polenz... * PFAS | eternity poison | Drinking water PFAS: Forever in the soil and groundwater Toxic PFAS accumulate in the environment and pose a threat to health. Now they are to be gradually banned and replaced Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) - also known as PFCs - are particularly long-lasting, complex compounds with strong...

  13. Newsletter III 2024 - January 14th to 20th - Current news + Psychological explanations for doing nothing

    by 16 percent to around 1,85 million hectares. The number of farms with organic farming has increased by 2020 percent to 10 since 28.700, their share is 11 percent... * Climate change | Temperature | Health Dismal forecast until 2050 Davos report predicts millions of deaths from climate change Floods, droughts, heat waves, tropical storms, forest fires and rising sea levels: How...

  14. Newsletter I 2024 - January 1st to 6th - News+ - The necessary change needs more support

    Surface contamination limit was reached 6 km from the site. One worker received the annual permissible dose of 50 mSv in one day. An off-site health impact study has not been conducted... Translation with https://www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) Similar nuclear factories exist all over the world:...

  15. Newsletter LII 2023 - December 24th to 31st - News+ Nuclear power fantasy fails due to desolate industry

    The celebrated compromise is not one between states and the different interests of their populations, but between the short-term financial interests of a few and the health and lives of a large part of the world's population... * Spain | Nuclear phase-out | Renewables | Storage Spain is phasing out nuclear energy from Madrid – There are still seven...

  16. Newsletter XLIX 2023 - December 3rd to 9th - News+ The language of autocracy

    The use of glyphosate has been controversial worldwide for years. The agent is important for agriculture, but can affect the environment and, according to the World Health Organization's Cancer Research Agency (WHO), is suspected of having a carcinogenic effect... * December 6, 1972 (INES 3 | NAMS 1,6) Sellafield nuclear factory, GBR The processing Fuel elements stored for too short a time caused...

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

    sought what no human being could be. And now this media world is amazed that Greta is not what she never wanted to be. I don't see this dynamic as my problem... * Health | Limits | Pollutants health risk in Europe 250.000 people died from fine dust in 2021 Pollutants in the air make you sick and can even kill. How many deaths avoided...

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

    Propaganda | Capitalism | Civilization Dysfunction and Destruction Our civilization is sick because all of its systems ensure that human behavior is driven by profit - and health is not profitable. Caitlin Johnstone has published a “small first aid booklet against propaganda” at Westend Verlag. It helps to be armed against the nonsense of our time...

  19. Newsletter XLIV 2023 - October 29th to November 4th - News+ Uranium exports from Lingen to Russia violate EU law - study by the Greens justifies the possibility of a ban

    say the environmentalists. The fuel element factory in Lingen, which belongs to the French Framatome group, is planning to export enriched uranium dioxide to Russia... * Climate summit | Health | fossil Before the climate summit in Dubai, health experts call for an exit from fossil energies The climate crisis is also a health crisis. Many people are already dying prematurely...

  20. Newsletter XLII 2023 - October 15th to 21st - News+ For a new concept of fascism

    Specify in early 2024 which laws or decisions their attempts to influence are aimed at... * United States | Ukraine | Europe Perfect Storm: Do we want to sacrifice the health of Western Europe for the sake of Ukraine? The USA is risking the stability of its allies in Europe. Germany is at the center. What that would mean for everyone. Guest post. The current...

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