EU-MERCOSUR pact would further stimulate environmental destruction – Greenpeace calls for strong forest protection law Vienna (OTS) – A recent Greenpeace study reveals that beef, which is linked to the destruction of the Brazilian Pantanal, is sold in the EU. As part of the study, Greenpeace observed and analyzed the activities of 15 farmers in … Read more
The MV Esperanza is Greenpeace’s largest ship. It was conceived as a fireboat for the Russian Government, and it joined the fleet of the environmental organization in 2002. According to its official website, “it is now immersed in the campaign A year in defense of our oceans”. entity that manages British waters (Marine Management Organization, … Read more
A majority in the country sees the automotive industry as ill-equipped to switch to electromobility. Photo: dpa / Jens Kalaene – — A survey in the country on behalf of Greenpeace shows that people are skeptical about how the auto industry is preparing for electromobility. A majority rejects more government regulations as well as a … Read more
Berlin (dpa) – According to the assessment of Russia expert Janis Kluge, the Russian power apparatus has enough instruments available to stifle the current protests by government critics. Kluge told Deutsche Welle on Wednesday in an interview that many Russians were openly dissatisfied with the imprisonment of Kremlin opponent Alexej Navalny. He believes that “the … Read more
Brussels (AP) – After the arrest of the Russian opposition politician Alexej Navalny, EU Council leader Charles Michel is calling for the Kremlin critic to be released immediately. The arrest of the 44-year-old immediately after his arrival in Moscow was unacceptable, wrote Michel on Twitter on Sunday. “I call on the Russian authorities to release … Read more
The first native woman in the cabinet, the first gay as federal minister, the first woman in finance, the first black at the top of the Pentagon: the new US President Biden and his government team are breaking through some historical barriers. Washington (AP) – With Kamala Harris, for the first time in the history … Read more
Berlin (dpa) – Higher, further, faster: Chancellor Angela Merkel and her ministers have a new aircraft for their business trips that puts all previous models in the shade. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas was the first to take off for Cairo on Sunday evening in the Airbus A350, where he will take part in talks on … Read more
Anthony Fauci doesn’t want to distract himself with the thought of being a celebrity. In the year of the pandemic, the US immunologist formed a counterweight to Donald Trump and did not spare the Americans with gloomy forecasts. Now Fauci is facing a big birthday. Washington (AP) – He warns, he admonishes and gives hope: … Read more
Washington (AP) – At the start of the corona vaccinations in the USA, the Washington Post wrote on Tuesday: «Science has taken a colossal hurdle. Now another one is emerging: overcoming distrust, suspicion, and false information so that people will accept the vaccine. What this moment demands is honesty and clarity. There are uncertainties. It … Read more
Dear readers, our fruit and vegetable waste usually ends up in the bio bin or on the compost. Carvey Ehren Maigue from Rizal, a province in the Philippines, has other plans: for his special type of solar cell called “Aureus”, the 27-year-old uses these leftovers. His invention not only makes a contribution to climate protection, … Read more