]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/switzerland Blog Articles Tagged with 'switzerland' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/154476?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed:The Age: Bomb survivors seek end to nuclear arms Ikeda Michiaki closes his eyes and clenches his fist as he remembers the darkness that descended upon Nagasaki after an atomic bomb was... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/154476?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:36:59 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/153200?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland In this age of sustainability, environmental-focused initiatives themselves also need to be sustainable, not only as a potentially scalable business model to feed ongoing efforts, but as a source of compelling content that can spark -- and maintain -... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/153200?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:34:03 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/152876?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland by Richard T. StuebiEarlier this month, I had the privilege of joining a delegation led by Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson to visit Baden-Wurttemberg, the southwestern-most state in Germany. The aim of the trip was to begin building stronger commer... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/152876?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:06:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/152545?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland The lead author of a new study (subs. req'd) says Inhofe's office mischaracterized her work with its blaring headline, Study: Half of warming due to Sun! Far from supporting Inhofe's denialist fantasies, the research, led by Anja Eichler, Seni... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/152545?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:39:48 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151797?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland In another demonstration of the lack of public confidence in nuclear power, citizens of Zurich, Switzerland voted yesterday to phase-out the city s use of nuclear energy. Over 76 per cent of those voting supported the phase-out.More details when we ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151797?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:38:56 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/149721?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Sarajevo, 2008. Wolfgang Thaler Last week, just a few hours after having landed in Switzerland for the IETM Autumn Plenary Meeting (which focused on the very sexy theme of 'misunderstanding'), i was sitting in a train to Basel. Like an automaton, i... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/149721?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:41:35 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/149588?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland The EU's BiogasMax project reports that, in France, authorisation for injecting biomethane fuel into the natural gas distribution network has been the subject of an environmental and health risk assessment. The French Agency for Health and Safety in ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/149588?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:44:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149221?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland The Zafira CNG Turbo. Click to enlarge.GM Opel will introduce its first turbocharged Compressed Natural Gas compact van at the Bologna motor show (5-14 December 2008). The Zafira CNG Turbo 1.6-liter engine is designed to run on either natural gas, bi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149221?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:25:50 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/149123?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland By Adele PetersOn October 29, I had a chance to explore two internationally leading examples of sustainable urban neighborhoods in Malmo, Sweden, on a tour led by city official Trevor Graham. The tour was part of the Sustainable Innovation '08 confer... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/149123?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:15:50 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/148487?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland As I'm still getting back into the groove of regular writing, I'm a bit late to the game on Danielle Sack's profile of/hit piece on architect and cradle to cradle guru William McDonough in Fast Company. As you might imagine, this one's already ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/148487?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:09:56 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/145238?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Researchers in China and Switzerland are reporting efficiencies as high as 10% from new practical dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs, or Gr tzel cells) with low volatility and solvent-free electrolyte. In addition to the higher efficiencies, the new c... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/145238?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:33:32 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/144243?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland By Tom Philpott Turin, Italy -- Yesterday I left off at the Presidia section of the Salone del Gusto, having met up with my friend the fermentation scholar and teacher Sandor Katz, and his friend the food scholar Jeffrey Roberts, author of The Atl... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/144243?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:54:31 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/143498?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Rich countries are driving pollution in poor countries through mining of raw materials and outsourcing of industrial manufacturing, reports a new report from environmental NGOs Blacksmith and Green Cross Switzerland.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/mongabay-environment-news/143498?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/142969?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., broke ground on its largest solar facility and first outside the US, when it began construction of its new Central and Eastern European gateway at the Cologne/Bonn, Germany, airport. The hub is slated for c... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/142969?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:06:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/142725?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland We have noted before that plants appear to have intelligence and can even communicate. In Switzerland they issued a Bill of Rights for plants and are now considering their feelings before conducting experiments. Opinions in comments to these posts h... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/142725?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:28:19 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/143377?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Ever wanted to experience the emptiness of shopping for real? Visit FLOWmarket - it's a real shop selling nothing you don't really need. The concept originates in Denmark. The scarcity goods on offer in the shop all represent imbalances from the thre... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/143377?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:50:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/142285?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland The best takedown of the Swiss we know - because why would anyone want to take down the Swiss, after all? - comes from Orson Welles in The Third Man: Don't be so gloomy. After all, it's not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/142285?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:25:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142152?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland By Erik HoffnerLiving in Switzerland after college, I was amazed by the way communities both revered and used the landscape. Every facet of efficiency was enthusiastically explored, small farms abounded (growing grains on plots as small as an acre or... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/142152?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:26:06 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/142066?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Photo credit: Getty ImagesWhat does wheat want? That's a question scientists in Switzerland have to ponder now that the country is mandating that geneticists conduct their experiments with consideration to a plant's feelings, according to The Washing... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/142066?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:29:25 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/141780?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland See that yellow and black blob? That's Switzerland, about the same size as the area waiting to be converted into palm oil plantationsAs we saw from the helicopter flights yesterday (part of the Esperanza's Forests For Climate tour around Indonesia), ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/141780?rsstype=tag&tag=switzerland Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:27:03 -0400