Tag: Germany - Page 12
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World's First Kite-Powered Fishing Trawler
From reporting on the early days of the SkySails propulsion system back in 2005, through following the first kite-powered trans-atlantic crossing, to the discussion of SkySails as a risk to aircraft, TreeHugger has been an
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What Animals Can Teach Us About God
There is a new player in the animal rights game...one that could be a game changer. It seems that when the topic of animal rights comes up, emotions are stirred on all sides. Millions support the basic
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Award Winning Pyua Freeride Ski Jacket Is Recycled and Recyclable
Pyua is a German outdoor clothing company, who were Finalists in the ISPO Brandnew Awards in 2009. This year they've managed to score a ISPO Eco Responsibility Award in the Textile category for their Climate 2L Padded Jacket and Pants.
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Völkl Cut A Clean Line With Greener Skis
Another winner of an ISPO Eco Responsibility Award is Völkl for their Amaruq Eco skis, picking up top honours in the hardware category. German company impressed judges with their ski construction and
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Forget the Iron Curtain: Berlin Film Festival Raises Recycled Curtain on Metropolis
Image: Metropolis, Original Film Poster, UFA Do you know which film inspired C-3PO in Star Wars? Or gave Superman's home its name? It is Fritz Lang's Metropolis. Lang produced his epic silent film in the brief period of stability and astounding
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Edelrid Climbing Ropes Reach New Heights with Eco Award and Accreditation
When you are hanging by your fingertips, the environmental credentials of a climbing rope are probably the furthest thing from your mind. But that doesn't mean the ropes maker didn't give it some thought. For example, German
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Forget LEED and Energy Star, the Real Green Building Standard is Passivhaus (Slideshow)
There are a lot of architects using passive design, but when it comes to building a truly green, healthy house, there is nothing on earth like the Passivhaus. Through careful design, quality windows and a huge amount of insulation, these houses need
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The World's 11 Most Bicycle Friendly Cities
According to a list by Virgin Vacations, who suggest they relied on a methodology developed by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB), known as The Bicycle Friendly Communities Campaign, which uses five criteria (engineering,
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The Story of a Hemp Bicycle and a Bamboo Bike Bus
Spiegel International have a wonderful write-up (in English) on bamboo bikes. It covers how Craig Calfee's dog inspired him to make a bike from bamboo, How he subsequently won trade shows awatds "Best Road
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Germany Stands Up For Science - Maintains 40% by 2020 Emissions Reductions Pledge
Some nations are already backpeddling on greenhouse gas reduction commitments in the wake of Copenhagen, but not Germany. According to Reuters the world's sixth largest carbon emitter will be standing by its target of 40%
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Fair Trade Farmers Spearhead Climate Adaptation Efforts
One of the stranger memes to come from the recent influx of climate skeptic/denialist commenters on this blog has been the idea that the developing world can't afford robust action to cut emissions. Yet the evidence keeps on
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The Key.To Shift Towards Green Fashion is in Berlin
The next installment of THEKEY.TO, an international event for green fashion, sustainable lifestyle, and culture is in Berlin this month after a successful launch in June 2009. Coinciding with Berlin Fashion Week, the event features
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Airports Use Antacid to Fight Ice and Snow
Last week, the temporary closing of Frankfurt's airport in Germany, due to bad winter weather, affected 8000 people. In order to fight the ice and snow, the airport used 700.000 litres of antacid to get rid of the three-day snowfall. This is
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Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award
Nominations have closed and the list of candidates for the 2010 Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award is set. All that is left is the voting. Fifteen tourism services owned and operated by indigenous or local communities, and
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Prince Proposes World's Largest Solar Park
Image: Albert von Thurn und Taxis, gallery digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12/prince-proposes-worlds-largest-solar-park.php'; Royalty Racing to Solar Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis ranked 19th in a spread of 23 racing in the 2009 FIA
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Wind Turbine Becomes Colossal LED Christmas Decoration
Images: Siemens digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12/wind-turbine-becomes-worlds-largest-led-christmas-star.php'; After a year of engineering, modeling, and trials, the world's largest Christmas star now hovers above the A9 Autobahn near
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Santa's New Eco-sleigh Imagined by Automakers
Adding to this year's Christmas cheer, Germany's Spiegel magazine has asked eight top automakers to envision a new design for Santa's sleigh. Under the subtitle "Santa's faster, finer and more eco-conscious ride," all of the car
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Germany Still Making the Most of Available Solar, Says Global Solar Report Card
The Global Solar Report Card, published by Mikhail Gorbachev's Green Cross International and Global Green USA, once
