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

    Government restricts water supply in the Algarve The south of Portugal has been suffering from persistent drought for months. Households and agricultural businesses will have to significantly limit their water consumption in the future. In view of persistent drought in the Algarve region in southern Portugal, which is very popular with tourists, the government has reduced water consumption...

  2. 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

    and British ships, submarines and warplanes," he was quoted as saying. The broadcaster reported attacks on the cities of Sanaa, Hodeida and Saada... * Drinking water | Water consumption | Consumer goods Understanding the water footprint: A guide to sustainable lifestyles Consume every day We consume large amounts of water - often unnoticed. Our consumption therefore has a greater impact than...

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

    Lufthansa pays the annual social costs of CO2 emissions. According to the activists, this is around six billion euros per year... * Spain | Nature reserve | Water consumption Nature reserve in Spain Green list removes Doñana Park The Spanish nature reserve is drying out because of the irrigation of berry plantations. The environmental organization IUCN is now...

  4. THTR Circular No. 156, December 2023

    Land was stolen from Amazigh communities in 2016 to build a solar power plant in Ouarzazate. In this dry area, an immense amount of water is also used to cool and flush the solar panels. This will worsen the consequences of climate change in Morocco. European governments and corporations are calling for a supposedly joint fight against climate change in order to...

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

    Find a way out of the crisis. The water crisis is due to the lack of rain, but is exacerbated by the agricultural industry. According to a Greenpeace report, the country's water consumption significantly exceeds the amount that can be sustainably supplied. [...] Or as Rafael Seiz, coordinator of the WWF water program, puts it: "Instead of irrigating the people of the Horn of...

  6. Newsletter XXXIII 2023 - August 13th to 19th - News+ Military coup in Niger: Uranium mining and environmental destruction as deeper reasons?

    apply". In countries such as Russia, Canada, Niger and Kazakhstan there are no guidelines for dealing with waste disposal sites. This is accompanied by land use, water consumption and pollution as well as general environmental pollution and health risks for miners and the affected population. Specific to uranium extraction is the resulting...

  7. Newsletter XIII 2023 - March 26 to April 1 - News+ What uranium ammunition would do to Ukraine

    Every year, gas power plants in the EU require 530 million cubic meters of water, coal-fired power plants 1,54 billion cubic meters and nuclear power plants 2,44 billion cubic meters of water. In total, this corresponds to the water consumption of all households in Germany. [...] The large water requirements of the nuclear power plants are also becoming a problem for the operators; more and more reactors have to be throttled or shut down because...

  8. THTR Circular No. 100 July 05

    Softchem presented the final environmental impact assessment. The new mine is scheduled to take shape at the beginning of 2006. The mine's immense water consumption has been heavily criticized by the public, as there is a severe water shortage in the region. "The head of the desert research station pointed out at an event in Windhoek that the deposits are in a...

  9. THTR Newsletter No. 101 October 05

    Earthlife Africa protested vigorously against this plan. She pointed out several times in the German-language Namibian daily newspaper "Allgemeine Zeitung" the huge water consumption of at least one million cubic meters, which would be enough for around 15.000 people. There is also a risk of groundwater contamination, released uranium oxide in the form of dust and contamination from...

  10. THTR Newsletter No. 103 December 2005

    Institute serious deficiencies, vulnerabilities and unresolved problems related to the resulting tailings and tailings during uranium extraction. This uranium mine alone will be the fourth largest water consumer in Namibia - and the Rössing mine is on top of that! The protection of the coastal region to which the mining area belongs is carried out following an agreement between the World Bank and the National...

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