By Kennedy Nyavaya | – Several European grid operators have proposed to build at least ten artificial “energy islands” as wind power hubs in the North Sea to make use of large-scale offshore wind energy in meeting the continent’s climate targets. According to the North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) consortium – which includes TenneT, […]
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Ruining the Planet: Not only are the German Far Right Scary Racists, they’re Climate Denialists to Boot
Right-wing parties poised to bring climate scepticism to European parliament, with Germany’s AfD leading the way
75% of Scotland’s Electricity Now Green; & All Cars Electric by 2032
Scotland is also doing groundbreaking research and development on wave and tidal energy
Trump and Don Jr. Wage Scathing War of Words on . . . Conservatives of Britain and Germany?
Chancellor Angela Merkel sid Germany would “continue our effort” to raise defense spending “but not at the expense of development aid.”
Spain’s Socialists aim for 75% Renewables in Ten Years (at 40% Today)
Spain is already getting 40% of its electricity from renewables, but its Socialist government hopes to nearly double that proportion in a little over a decade. Spain’s Socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez and his cabinet have approved a draft proposal to get t 74% of the country’s electricity from renewables by 2030, a little over […]
Morocco Produced 35% of its Electricity from Renewables in 2018
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Morocco produced 35% of its electricity last year from wind, solar, and hydroelectric sources, putting it on track to its goal of getting 42% from green sources by 2020. It had a further goal of 52% renewables by 2030, but now hopes to go even faster. In contrast, the US […]
French Neo-Nazis Desecrate Jewish Cemetery with Swastikas in Alsace
Strasbourg (AFP) – Around 80 graves have been daubed with swastikas at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France, local officials said, hours ahead of nationwide marches on Tuesday against a rise in anti-Semitic attacks. The damage was discovered on Tuesday morning at a cemetery in the village of Quatzenheim, close to the border with Germany […]
Leader of Free World Angela Merkel Rips Bark off Trump for humiliating German Auto Industry
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a major speech on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference, German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed anxiety that the world’s ‘security architecture’ is unraveling. “What we see as an overall architecture underpinning our world as we know it is a bit of a puzzle now; if you like, it has […]
Greece’s Muslim Minority Complain of “Marginalization”
What characterises this population is a plural identity
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