Risparmiare gas è il motto in vista dell'inverno in Germania. L'instabilità geopolitica, il rischio che la Russia tagli le forniture in qualsiasi momento e le carenze nei serbatoi, hanno spinto il governo federale a lanciare un appello ai comuni tedeschi, che sono stati invitati ad usare con parsimonia il gas. Hannover, capitale della Bassa Sassonia, è diventata così la prima grande città in Europa a tagliare l'acqua calda negli edifici pubblici, nelle piscine e nelle palestre. Crisi del gas. L'Austria corre ai ripari con l'energia "fai da te" L'inverno sta arrivando. L'indispensabile per capire il piano di riduzione Ue della domanda di gas Tra le misure adottate anche lo spegnimento delle fontane pubbliche e l'oscuramento delle luci notturne di municipio e musei. Fissata a 20 gradi la temperatura massima negli edifici pubblici per l'inverno. L'obiettivo, stando al sindaco di Hannover, Belit Onay, è di ridurre il consumo energetico del 15%. "Il nostro appello è di … [Read more...] about Germania: Hannover taglia l’acqua calda negli edifici pubblici
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Energie éolienne : quel pays est le champion de l’UE?
L’Allemagne investit de plus en plus dans l‘énergie éolienne, alors que la dynamique est lente à démarrer dans une grande partie de l’Union Européenne, selon un nouveau rapport Le pays fait de moins en moins confiance à l‘énergie nucléaire , et a ajouté plus de 5 gigawatts d‘énergie renouvelable à sa production en 2016 selon les chiffres de Wind Europe. La France et les Pays-Bas ont elles aussi ajouté de grandes quantités de nouvelle énergie cette année. “L’année dernière, plus de la moitié des pays de l’Union européeene n’ont rien investi dans l‘éolien”, selon Olivier Joy, le porte-parole de Wind Europe. “Ce chiffre est intéressant parce qu’il montre que les installations sont de plus en plus concentrées sur certains marchés, particulièrement dans le Nord-Ouest de l’Europe et dans les pays nordiques”. “Actuellement, seulement 7 des 28 états-membres ont une stratégie claire sur les énergies renouvelables après 2020. Ce n’est pas assez”, ajoute-t-il. L’engagement … [Read more...] about Energie éolienne : quel pays est le champion de l’UE?
The Kite Runner: Broadway show first to adopt mask-only nights
By Steven McIntosh Published 41 minutes ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing The Kite Runner has become the first show on Broadway to require audiences to wear masks at certain performances. The move is particularly notable as the show's weekly mask-only night will be on Fridays - one of the most popular nights in New York's theatre district. Fans who are disabled or have other health vulnerabilities have long called for theatres to host mask-only nights. But the major theatres in London's West End have yet to introduce such a scheme. 'Audience demand' In England and Wales, the mask mandate was lifted in January, in line with a significant fall in Covid cases and deaths following the rollout of the vaccine. As a result, it has become increasingly rare in recent months to see audience members wearing facemasks at the vast majority of West End … [Read more...] about The Kite Runner: Broadway show first to adopt mask-only nights
Obituary: Olivia Newton-John
Published 1 day ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Olivia Newton-John, who has died aged 73, began her career as the sweetheart of country-flavoured pop. It all changed when she donned black spandex for Grease, one of the most successful film musicals of all time. Her new raunchy image found its peak in her 1981 album, Physical. But a diagnosis of breast cancer saw her move to an introspective style and she devoted more time to humanitarian causes. Actress and singer Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73 Olivia Newton-John was born in Cambridge on 26 September 1948. Her Welsh father had been an MI5 agent during World War II attached to the Enigma project at Bletchley Park. Her mother was the daughter of the German Nobel laureate, Max Born, and had fled with her family when the Nazis came to power in 1933. In 1954 her father took up a post as a … [Read more...] about Obituary: Olivia Newton-John
Covid: Pop-up campsite rules ‘harming communities’
By Rachel Flint Published 15 August 2021 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic There are fears rules making it easier for pop-up campsites to open during the Covid pandemic have led to a "free-for-all", harming rural communities. Landowners can open campsites for up to 56 days without planning permission, after rules were relaxed. While owners say the sites are boosting tourism, some residents claim their communities have been damaged after campsites "sprang up overnight". The Welsh government said the rules were helping the tourism sector. With more people holidaying within the UK this summer, because of Covid rules on travel abroad, demand for camping in parts of Wales has risen , with reports of popular sites being booked up for months. During the pandemic the Welsh government temporarily relaxed planning … [Read more...] about Covid: Pop-up campsite rules ‘harming communities’
Cat parasite found in Arctic Beluga
By Jonathan Amos Published 14 February 2014 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing The cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii , which can cause blindness in people, has been identified in Beluga in the western Arctic. The discovery by University of British Columbia scientists has prompted a health advisory to Inuit people in the region who eat the whale's meat. Researchers say it is an example of how the warming of the Arctic is allowing the freer movement of pathogens. Icier conditions in the past acted as an obstruction to infectious agents. “Ice is a significant ecological barrier and it influences the way in which pathogens can be transmitted in nature and your risk of exposure,” said molecular parasitologist Michael Grigg. “What we’re finding with the changes ongoing in the Arctic is that we’re getting new pathogens emerging to cause diseases in the region … [Read more...] about Cat parasite found in Arctic Beluga