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

    he decided to build five wind turbines with the municipality of Wöbbelin. Banning doesn't give a damn about the offices involved. The Lower Nature Conservation Authority refuses to cooperate, the State Office for Agriculture and Environmental Protection prefers to use its power for fossil fuel projects. After a lawsuit was also filed for Wöbbelin, approval has now been received. The wind turbines still can't...

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

    Phtalate gehören dazu, die sogenannten Weichmacher in Plastik. Oder Parabene, das sind Konservierungsmittel in Kosmetika und Lebensmitteln. Ebenso enthalten viele Pflanzenschutzmittel in der Landwirtschaft hormonähnliche Chemikalien... * Erneuerbare | Stromversorgung 56 Prozent zu Jahresbeginn Erneuerbare produzieren immer mehr Strom in Deutschland Allen Unkenrufen einer Renaissance der...

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

    announced. To date, the German climate protection law provides for specific CO2 limit values ​​for each year and for various areas of the economy and life, such as energy, transport, buildings or agriculture. If these are not met, the responsible ministry must submit an immediate program. In the future, the entire federal government should instead be responsible for climate protection as a whole - and...

  4. Newsletter XV 2024 - April 7th to 13th - News+ Shell pleads not guilty

    As far as the 20th century is concerned, nuclear power is history in this country. If someone demands a reversal of their exit in order to raise their personal profile, it is a fake battle... * Agriculture | Agri-photovoltaics | Fruit Agri-Photovoltaics in Oberkirch Solar modules that are tailored to the needs of the plant: First positive findings On a fruit farm in Ortenaukreis...

  5. Newsletter XIV 2024 - March 31st to April 6th - News+ - It's not just Germany that is getting out

    Power system is required. Ground-mounted photovoltaics (PV) are solar modules that, unlike roof-mounted solar modules, are installed in open spaces such as parking lots, industrial facilities or over agricultural land. According to an overview study by the Oeko-Institut, 287 gigawatts could be generated on shoulders, above parking lots, and on industrial and commercial areas alone...

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

    to cut agricultural diesel. The corresponding law will therefore not be referred to the mediation committee. As an alternative, the federal government announced a package of measures to support agriculture. [...] However, the new online access law (OZG 2.0) did not find a majority. The traffic light coalition's draft law was intended to advance the digitalization of administration and more...

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

    | Water softener Tübingen researcher sees detergents as a source of glyphosate: What's the truth? Does the glyphosate in our waters come mainly from our detergent and not from agriculture? A Tübingen researcher suspects this. But there are also doubts. Agriculture is not the main source of glyphosate pollution in our waters - at least that's what we think...

  8. Newsletter VIII 2024 - February 18th to 24th - News+ On the death of the Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny

    takes place in Indonesia and Malaysia. However, a lot of goods are delivered to Germany from Guatemala. Cultivation is considered ecologically and socially problematic because plantations displace virgin forests and agriculture by local populations. [...] A European supply chain law that forces companies in the EU to address human rights and environmental standards in their suppliers...

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

    national and local action. The most important task areas currently mentioned are reducing CO2 emissions - primarily through taxation and appropriate emissions trading. Adapting cities and agriculture to climate change, moving away from a throwaway society towards a circular economy. The aim of climate protection is to reduce the speed and effects of global warming...

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

    always faster. In 13 percent of the reservoirs, the water level decreased evenly during the study period without any additional acceleration. The decline is due to climate change and agricultural use. “One of the most likely primary causes of the rapid and accelerated decline in groundwater is the excessive extraction of groundwater for...

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

    – and environmental associations It sounds like a cliché: EU agricultural subsidies are for farmers and farm operators. Who else, right? Not even close! There is no agricultural business, no beet farmer, no livestock farmer among the top ten recipients in this country. Who collects? Ministries, state companies, agricultural giants. And companies outside the industry, such as RWE and Aldi Nord. One thing is striking when you look into the...

  12. Newsletter II 2024 - January 7th to 13th - News+ SMR: US developers of mini-nuclear power plants under pressure - class action lawsuit by shareholders against NuScale Power

    Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has promised an increased reduction in bureaucratic burdens for farmers in Germany. “The current discussions about agriculture are not just about public money and subsidies. There is also growing frustration among farmers about more and more regulations and other interventions in their operational processes,” said...

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

    The well-known Bernardo Arévalo has already campaigned for more indigenous rights during the election campaign. Now he has the opportunity to implement his campaign themes sooner than expected... * Agriculture | Subsidies | Peasants' Revolt | Peasant uprising of the farmers: Are the protests fundamentally justified? Agricultural diesel subsidies are gradually being phased out. Large companies continue to make profits. For...

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

    man-made climate change, as an international research team reports in the journal “Nature Geoscience”. The drier atmosphere has clear consequences for European nature and agriculture; it leads to more frequent droughts and increases the risk of forest fires. The trend continues Using a novel approach, researchers led by Kerstin Treydte from...

  15. Newsletter LI 2023 - December 17th to 23rd - Current news + steps towards climate change, unsettled OPEC and loving politics

    Not only to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also to push ahead with the expansion of negative emissions at a record pace. Both are a race against time. A race against climate change. * Agriculture | Transformation | diesel | Farmer catcher “Support climate transformation” Federal Environment Agency welcomes removal of agricultural diesel subsidies – and suggests relief for farmers...

  16. Newsletter L 2023 - December 10th to 16th - News+ The tail wags the dog and those on the right lead us by the nose ring “Back to the Future”

    NM, USA December 31, 1978 (INES 4) Beloyarsk nuclear power plant, USSR, Rus * We are looking for current information. If you can help, please send a message to: nucleare-welt@reaktorpleite.de December 16th Agriculture | Subsidies | Farmers' Association The abolition of subsidies for fossil agricultural diesel is long overdue. Alternative fuels and drives have long been used in agriculture...

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

    with https://www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) December 6th Glyphosate | Monsanto | Resistance study in North America Weeds are increasingly resistant to glyphosate Glyphosate has revolutionized agriculture, but is controversial. Now an analysis shows: Over time, the product loses its purpose as a weed killer, at least where it is used particularly intensively. As...

  18. Newsletter XLVIII 2023 - November 26th to December 2nd - Current News+ Greenwashing at COP28: How corporations lobby against climate goals

    English Wikipedia doesn't look much better... Nuclear power accidents by country#United_States Translation with https://www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) November 28th Agriculture | Open spaces | Agri-Photovoltaics How “Agri-PV” connects agriculture and solar parks Fields in Brandenburg are in great demand as areas for new solar systems. But farmers then have to...

  19. THTR Circular No. 156, December 2023

    Ammonia is a more transportable derivative of hydrogen and is used in the chemical industry for the production of artificial fertilizer. It would therefore be unsuitable for an ecological transformation in agriculture. Dimensions In Namibia, with only 2,3 million inhabitants, one of the largest plants in the world for green hydrogen is being built and Habeck says that if Namibia...

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

    Harvests, families lose their income, men stay at home and vent their frustration there - on women. Even in Kenya, where 75 percent of people derive their income from agriculture, climate change is leading to economic stress that is leading to domestic violence. The connection between extreme weather and gender-based violence is very robust, according to a meta-study...

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