Italy’s 5 most beautiful ghost towns
From north to south, Italy boasts charming and mysterious abandoned villages: five ghost towns to visit and revive.
Unofficial US national parks Twitter gains 1 million followers to #ResistTrump
The unofficial US national parks Twitter account @AltNatParkSer was created on the 24th of January as an alternative to the official page of the National Park Service (NPS), the government agency entrusted with the care of the country’s protected areas. The objective is to resist newly-elected Donald Trump‘s backlash against former president Barack Obama’s action plan on climate change, including the removal
Donald Trump’s first speech as President of the United States of America
La cerimonia del giuramento di Donald Trump da 45esimo presidente degli Stati Uniti d’America, presso l’ala ovest del Campidoglio, a Washington.
Theresa May launches A Global Britain. Her Brexit speech in full
Theresa May has been British Prime Minister for seven months, coming to power in the wake of the Brexit referendum and David Cameron‘s resignation. Her main task as leader is that of defining the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union in conformity with the desires of the 52 per cent of voters who chose to back Brexit.
Greenpeace urges Amazon and Netflix to adopt renewable energies
The internet and the IT industry combined account for 7 per cent of the world’s electricity, with a predicted increase to 12 per cent by the end of the year. Such increase is due to global internet traffic’s growth. These are some of the data included in the report named Clicking Clean: Who is Winning
2016 seen through the eyes of the planet. LifeGate’s year in review
Some of the most significant news stories of the year. From the Paris Agreement to the Colombian peace deal, here’s our 2016 in review: the last 12 months seen through the lens of sustainability.
Google will be powered 100% by renewable energy
Mountain View giant announced that the company’s data centres and offices will be exclusively powered by renewable energy by 2017. “And it’s just the beginning”.
Google and Facebook to restrict ads on fake news sites after the shock presidential victory
The two web giants have been sharply criticised for spreading fake news that influenced the Trump-Clinton presidential debate. And now they’re taking remedial action.
Goodbye Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen died last night at 82. One of the most prolific, poetic and visionary songwriter of all times.
Bataclan concert hall to reopen a year after the Paris attacks
On 12 November, almost a year after the Paris attacks that took place on 13 November 2015, British rocker Sting is scheduled to play at the Bataclan music venue.