Tag: environment
The Environment Minister’s balance sheet: Schulze’s Momentum
Status: 01.07.2021 11:10 a.m. Too pale, too harmless: For a long time it looked as if Environment Minister Schulze would end her time at the cabinet table with at best…
Environment: harpies are threatened – knowledge
In Greek mythology, harpies personify the storm winds. According to Hesiod, the sea god Thaumas married Okeanus’ daughter Elektra. She then gave birth to two harpies, Okypete and Aello, “which…
This is how drinking water can be obtained from the air – knowledge
Lack of water is a problem for many people. But remedying this deficiency, such as obtaining drinking water from seawater, is often a problem for nature. More than 1.4 billion…
Compaction: It’s getting tight for the soil – knowledge
“Do you hear the earthworms coughing as they move through the dark earth”, it says in a nursery rhyme. In fact, in the absence of a lung, earthworms cannot cough.…
Environment – a fairytale reconciliation – economy
A brave new world is being presented to the electorate. It combines economy and ecology, innovations prevent the climate crisis. Unfortunately, it’s too good to be true. Of Michael Bauchmüller…
More than 80 percent of the streams exceed limits for pesticides – knowledge
Of Tina Baier Almost three kilograms of pesticides are distributed annually per hectare in the fields in Germany. Much more of it than previously thought ends up in bodies of…
Environment: How environmentally friendly are electric cars?
A group of professors complains that the climate effect of electric cars would be rated too positively. There is heavy criticism from colleagues. . Source link
Climate protection: experts advise against hydrogen in cars – knowledge
The EU Commission considers it “essential” for Europe to become CO₂-neutral by 2050: Hydrogen is probably indispensable for a climate-friendly world. In a comprehensive report, the German Advisory Council on…
Environment: How plants move in the stomach of migratory birds – Knowledge
On their way to their summer or winter quarters, migratory birds fortify themselves with fruits; The seeds remain in their stomachs during the flight, which the animals transport over long…
Corruption allegations: Brazil’s environment minister vacates posts
Status: 06/24/2021 10:14 a.m. The Brazilian Environment Minister Salles has resigned. He is being investigated for allegedly illegal timber trade and corruption. Under him, deforestation in the Amazon had increased…