South Africa’s self-made water crisis
market leader Nestlé’s “pure life” by Ralph T. Niemeyer South Africa suffers from severe water shortages partly because of draughts but to a larger…
Environment
Ethiopian Airlines sinking into Chaos
once a proud Star Alliance carrier draws criticism of low standard The good days of Ethiopian Airlines are probably over for more than two…
The Climate Change betrayal
H2O – driven motors only make sense when water is being desalinated efficiently By Ralph T. Niemeyer Fossil fuels are accused of having negative…
Soft Drinks Industry pledges to do better
We are what we drink – will soft drinks fade out at schools across the EU? by Martin Banks The European soft drinks…
Fallout from Grenfell – disaster
Finally, Parliament acknowleges fire fighter’s commitment by Martin Banks MEPs have thrown their weight behind calls for EU action to help tackle the “toxic…
Fossil Fuel: one step too far
Governments are overstepping themselves once more subsidizing fossil fuel by Marta Devon The Health and Environment Alliance has launched the first-ever comparison of fossil…
The G20-Spot
German chancellor Angela Merkel celebrates a blackhole as success A Comment by Ralph T. Niemeyer In Germany these days publicists of mainstream media…
Year 2016 in Review
Planet Earth in 2016: too rich to be poor A Comment by Ralph T. Niemeyer, retired editor-in-chief Let’s skip the 2015-Review. All that could…
Benefisheries
by Ralph T. Niemeyer Draft rules for allocating European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) aid to help fishermen comply with the new Common Fisheries…
New frontiers for the “war on drugs”
By Richard Stahl The European Union is failing to respond effectively to the problem of illegal drug use and the spread of ‘new psychoactive…
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