Germany ran on 99 per cent renewable energy on Sunday
È successo domenica scorsa quando, per qualche ora, i 55 GW di energia elettrica sui 58 consumati provenivano da fonti rinnovabili: solare, eolico ed idroelettrico.
Who is Sadiq Khan, the son of a Pakistani bus driver and London’s new mayor
“Son of a bus driver“. This is how Sadiq Khan, the new Mayor of London, has described himself repeatedly throughout his political career. He was sworn in on the 7th of May in a ceremony held in Southwark Cathedral, becoming the first Muslim mayor of a major Western capital. Of humble and immigrant
Why 9 May is Europe Day
9 May is Europe day. In 1950, then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman gave the speech considered to be the starting point of the European Union: the Schuman Declaration. His proposal required “the elimination of the age-old opposition of France and Germany” through the union of the “Franco-German production of coal and steel under a
What is TTIP, the free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a free trade agreement between the United States (US) and European Union (EU). The two countries have been negotiating – mostly in secret – since 2013, after more than a decade of preliminary talks. The treaty aims to create a common market to facilitate economic relations between
Fiat Chrysler and Google, a historic deal for designing self-driving cars
Google and Fiat Chrysler will be partner in the development of self-driving cars. The prototypes will be based on the Chrysler Pacifica hybrid vehicle.
Sadiq Khan wins the London mayoral elections, becoming its first Muslim mayor
Today the new Mayor of London is elected. British billionaire Goldsmith and bus driver’s son of Pakistani origin Khan are running for the position.
LifeGate’s documentary about the effects of glyphosate on the food we eat
A photographer decided to dig into how, where and why the weed killer glyphosate is used in Italy. This is after he saw Ernesto Piovano’s photo feature, El Costo Humano de los Agrotoxicos (the Human Cost of Agrotoxins), which shows the health conditions of Argentinians who live and work in close contact with glyphosate. Piovano’s
Glyphosate in the EU. It will likely be authorised for another 9 years
Glyphosate is likely to be licensed for another 9 years. The authorisation period initially suggested was 15 years, but the European Parliament recently asked for 7. So this is the compromise found by the European Commission on the new authorisation – the existing one will expire in June – for the use of glyphosate in 28
Bikes for hire in London will be fitted with lasers to improve cyclist safety
Thousands of hire bikes in London will be fitted with laserlights that project the image of a bike onto the road to improve safety.
Emma Thompson holds a bake-off fracking protest
A frack free bake off in a land for gas extraction: that’s how the Thompson sisters criticise the Government energy policy with Greenpeace UK.