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- From The Daily Caller Michael Bastasch | Energy Editor Your chance to fly down Germany’s famous no speed-limit autobahns may be slipping away if the government decides to move forward with proposed regulations aimed...
- Can wind and solar replace fossil fuels? Wed, 2 Jan 19, 5:00amBy Richard D. Patton Statements implying that wind and solar can provide 50% of the power to the grid are not difficult to find on the internet. For example, Andrew Cuomo announced that “The Clean Energy Standard will require...
- Thousands of anti-coal protesters celebrate German forest's reprieve Sun, 7 Oct 18, 4:41amCourt victory halts utility firm RWE’s plan to raze Hambach woodland and expand an opencast mine
- Sculptural Haus B uses passive solar principles to surpass Germanys energy standards Fri, 5 Oct 18, 6:00amCompleted over the span of four years, Haus B is a passive solar home that is a contemporary departure from the housing norm of the 1960s suburban neighborhood in which it resides...
- German energy secretary backs forest clearance to build coal mine Tue, 2 Oct 18, 1:45amThomas Bareiß says use of polluting fuel at RWE plant is needed to keep the lights on
- German minister backs plan to cut down forest to build coal mine Tue, 2 Oct 18, 1:45amThomas Bareiß says use of polluting fuel at RWE plant is needed to keep the lights on
- Germany premieres the first hydrogen-powered train in the world Wed, 19 Sep 18, 6:30amAt last, the world’s first hydrogen-powered trains have made their global debut in the northern countryside of Germany. As of Monday, two Coradia iLint locomotives have been transporting passengers back and forth to the...
- Germany launches world's first hydrogen-powered train Tue, 18 Sep 18, 12:20amTwo trains built by the French train maker Alstom are now operating on a 62 mile stretch of line in northern Germany
- German police confront treehouse activists after six-year standoff Thu, 13 Sep 18, 8:52pmOccupiers protesting against coalmine expansion in Hambach forest call for mass mobilisation
- A beer crisis is brewing in Germany as bottle recycling slows amid heatwaves Thu, 16 Aug 18, 7:02amWith summer still in full swing and heatwaves gripping countries around the world, breweries across Germany have been scrambling to keep up with the beer demand from hot and thirsty customers...
- Architect Stefan Hitthaler breathes new life into a 1970s UFO-inspired chalet Wed, 15 Aug 18, 5:30amA UFO-inspired house may be one of the last things you’d expect to find in a quaint Italian village, but this Space Age mountain chalet fits surprisingly well in its forested surroundings...
- UK university accused of giving platform to Nord Stream 2 lobbyist Thu, 26 Jul 18, 10:18pmKing’s College London ‘lending appearance of neutrality’ to businessman with energy links
- Volkswagen fined 1 billion euros over diesel emissions cheating Fri, 15 Jun 18, 4:00amGerman authorities slapped Volkswagen (VW) with a one-billion-euro fine — that's around $1.16 billion — for diesel emissions cheating. The fine follows a 2017 plea agreement in the U.S.; the car company then agreed to...
- Court in Germany paves the way for the immediate ban of older diesel vehicles Wed, 23 May 18, 2:05amThe top administrative court in Germany has issued a ruling that empowers municipalities to ban older diesel vehicles, effective immediately, in pursuit of cleaner air...
- Boris Johnson joins US in criticising Russia to Germany gas pipeline Wed, 23 May 18, 12:21amForeign secretary says Nord Stream 2 could leave Europe reliant on ‘malign’ Russia