An Emergency Ordinance comes into force in Germany today that extends the EU's ban on 'neonic' pesticides to protect bees. But the UK's farming minister Liz Truss has relaxed the ban to allow farmers to use neonics on 30,000 hectares of oilseed rape.
… Bee cause: Germany tightens, UK relaxes neonic regulation … News Farming Toxics Regulation Politics UK Germany Science Bees bee-dandelion-cut.jpg An Emergency Ordinance comes into force in Germany today that extends the EU's ban on …
The health of Europe's citizens is on trial as the EU's food safety regulator challenges the World Health Organisation over glyphosate and cancer, writes Corporate Europe Observatory. On the WHO side, published, peer reviewed science, real world epidemiology and open processes. While the EFSA conclusion is based on secret industry studies and opaque procedures. Will science or realpolitik win the day?
… were left untouched. Subsequently, Germany's national risk assessment agency … judgment, with Belgium agreeing [ 11 ] with Germany's (reported) description of the IARC … [ 12 ] , praising the "huge work provided by Germany on the IARC conclusions" . Denmark, …
German design, British location, tropical climate. Super-efficient PassivHaus construction makes for warmer homes and lower energy bills. So why aren't we all building this way?
… were developed by the PassivHaus Institute in Germany at the beginning of the 1990s. Since … have been built to the standard, mostly in Germany and Austria. Geoff and Kate Tunstall … possible to import a PassivHaus flatpack from Germany, many builders aren’t familiar with …
Following the retraction of the Seralini et al scientific paper which found health damage to rats fed on GM corn, over 100 scientists have pledged in this Open Letter to boycott Elsevier, publisher of the Journal responsible.
… UNITED KINGDOM Elisabeth B Cking PhD, GERMANY Michel B Gin Ph D Microbiology, CANADA … MD President of ThermoMed International DGTR Germany, German Society of Thermography and Regulation Medicine, GERMANY Thomas Blakeslee CalTech graduate 1962 …
Angela Merkel’s decision to dispense with nuclear power has left environmentalists around the world exploring alternatives. Henry Gass weighs up the options
… Chancellor Angela Merkel’s announcement that Germany would decommission all its nuclear … power plants by 2022. The decision leaves Germany with 11 years to replace the 25 per …
Increasingly mild winters have caused an abundance of acorns and beech nuts in Europe's woodlands, writes Paul Brown, triggering a wild boar population explosion - just one of the effects of warming climate on wildlife populations.
… | 23rd August 2015 News Climate Change EU Germany Mammals Science wild-boar-cut.jpg … In some countries, notably France and Germany, which have always had wild boar …
Thousands of protesters have occupied a coal mine near Cologne - the single largest emitter of CO2 in Europe. NICK MEYNEN argues that history is on their side, especially when politicians fail to take heed of climate science
… have to keep most of them in the ground. Germany is a pretty good place to stop coal … more greenhouse gasses per capita than Germany, all of them Western countries. That … as well as an historic responsibility for Germany. The same goes for actions in most …
There's a simple way to induce us to make good environmental choices, writes Cass R. Sunstein: make them the default setting. Whether it's selecting double sided photocopies or renewable electricity tariffs, defining easily-overridden 'green defaults' is by far the most efficacious means to influence consumer choices for the environment and the planet.
… and a series of laboratory experiments. In Germany, many people say that they would use … which supplies energy to an area in southern Germany. In 1999, the company established … power of defaults. Recall that elsewhere in Germany, the use of green energy was at the …
A 2001 study that showed that glyphosate caused cancer in mice was ignored by the EFSA after the unsubstantiated allegation of a former US-EPA official that the mice used in the study were suffering from a viral infection that might have given them cancer, writes Claire Robinson. The EFSA failed to properly investigate the allegation, which appears to originate in a document linked to Monsanto, maker of the world's top-selling herbicide, glyphosate-based Roundup.
… representing Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Germany, at a scientific conference on … Dr Tarazona and his co-authors from EFSA and Germany's Federal Institute for Risk …
Of all the impacts of climate change, one stands out for its inexorable menace, writes Pete Dolack: rising oceans. And it's not just for distant future generations to deal with: new scientific studies show that people alive today may face 6-9 metres of sea level rise flooding well over a million sq.km including many of the world's biggest cities. So where's the emergency response?
… scientists from the United States, France, Germany and China who studied the effect of … in summer and 5C to 10C in winter in southern Germany, accompanied by four centuries of arid …
Imagine a garden pond filled with white and pink
water lilies and purple irises and humming with a chorus of frogs and birds. Now imagine swimming in it. Alice Klein and Hannah Hislop take a dip in the world of natural swimming pools
… 2,500 natural pools have now been built in Germany, Austria and Italy for hotels, local … was completed in Lindenthal near Leipzig in Germany in 1998. The water is cleaned in the …
While nothing says holistic living like a nice candle, that warm glow may be hiding a toxic secret, warns Pat Thomas
… the University of Duisburg-Essen, in Essen, Germany, measured levels of micro-particles in … came from China, as well as Poland and Germany. In April 2003, the Consumer Product …
John-Paul Flintoff journeys into a world of sartorial bliss, kitting himself out in eco-friendly fabrics of the future
… that must be obvious, Austria-Hungary and Germany were keen to develop alternatives - … years later, with EU backing, companies in Germany, Austria and Italy started to look …
As Kraków, Poland's second city, takes steps to protect its citizens from rising electromagnetic 'smog' from mobile phones, wifi, Bluetooth, smart meters and other devices, Lynne Wycherley summarises 2016's news highlights on the emerging bio-risks of rising exposure to non-ionisiong radiation. For how much longer can governments continue to ignore the growing evidence of harm?
… precautionary science. Long buried by Germany's government, a report offering a rare … 4G/LTE supplying 53%, a landmark study in Germany (September) revealed progressive harm …
This is a Europe-wide label for non-food products including copy paper, dishwashing detergents, indoor paints and varnishes, hard floor coverings, textiles, televisions… even tourist accommodation. It covers a variety of environmental impacts such as production energy use, waste generation and recyclability, across the product’s whole life cycle.
… the Nordic Swan and the Blue Angel in Germany. The Ecologist says Because it aims to …
The Chancellor's pre-budget report on Wednesday 6th December was a green-washed shambles. Paul Kingsnorth gives Gordon a helping hand with the re-write
… of all the major economies – America, France, Germany, Japan – Britain has enjoyed the …
Making the transition from wine writer to viticulturist was a leap of faith for Monty Waldin. What could he expect from his new hilltop vineyard in the Pyrenees?
… California, Chile, Argentina, Tuscany and Germany. All of these I ruled out for one … France but in Chile, California, Australia, Germany and New Zealand too. Silvana’s mother, …
Rising temperatures will result in more snow falling in Antarctica, and the build-up of ice will reduce sea level rise from other sources. But as the extra weight of ice makes Antarctica's glaciers flow faster, the continent will still be a net contributor to sea level rise.
… The team of authors, led by scientists from Germany's Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact …
Something scary is lurking in the melting Arctic permafrost, write Tim Radford & Oliver Tickell: 1,700 Gt of carbon. That's 53 years worth of current emissions, and if we let it melt the impact would cost the world $43 tn. Or act now, and we could preserve the Arctic ice for a seventh as much.
… product last year of the US, China, Japan, Germany, the UK, France, and Brazil, roughly …
The chemical industry and the European Food Safety Authority are refusing to disclose key scientific evidence about glyphosate's risks, citing 'trade secrets' protection, writes Corporate Europe Observatory. They must be compelled to publish the 'mysterious three' scientific studies EFSA used to assess glyphosate as 'unlikely' to cause cancer to humans - contradicting the IARC's view.
… the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and Germany's Federal Risk Assessment Institute …
Temperatures in the Middle East and North Africa could reach unbearably high levels by mid-century, writes Tim Radford - and then keep on rising. The intolerable heat would render large areas uninhabitable and give rise to a wave of 'climate refugees' seeking escape to more temperate regions.
… Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany. He and colleagues report in the …
Forty years ago Monsanto carried out detailed studies of glyphosate and Roundup toxicity, write Richard Gale & Gary Null. But they have remained buried in filing cabinets ever since. Now a determined scientist has breached the wall of secrecy - and all the evidence is that Monsanto knew just how toxic its products were all along, while claiming they were 'safe as lemonade'.
… France banned its use in gardens. Brazil, Germany and Argentina are considering …
WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) is not just a cheap way to see the world - it's a hands-on way to learn new skills of sustainable living
… have national organisations , from Ghana to Germany, Taiwan to Sierra Leone. A popular and …