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French anti-airport protesters prepare for battle
13/11/2012 - FRANCE

French anti-airport protesters prepare for battle

Protesters fighting to block controversial plans for a new airport in the west of France are gearing up for their next skirmish in what is becoming an increasingly ugly battle with authorities determined to get the proposals off the ground.
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French lawmakers debate ‘Nutella tax’
10/11/2012 - FRANCE

French lawmakers debate ‘Nutella tax’

It looks as though the popular chocolate hazelnut spread Nutella may be under threat, as French lawmakers debate a bill this week hiking a tax on palm oil – one of the product’s main ingredients – by a hefty 300 percent.
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Laos to begin building controversial Mekong dam
05/11/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

Laos to begin building controversial Mekong dam

Laos will shortly begin construction on a contentious $3.8 billion Mekong river dam, the government announced on Monday. Work on the dam, which has provoked environmental concerns with neighbouring nations, will begin after a ceremony on November 7.
Iceland: a geothermal superpower
03/11/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

Iceland: a geothermal superpower

Iceland has long been harnessing energy courtesy of the earth. Today geothermal sources supply heating to 90% of Icelandic households as well as generating one quarter of the country's electricity.
Protests in China over chemical factory expansion
29/10/2012 - WEBNEWS

Protests in China over chemical factory expansion

Thousands of Chinese demonstrators protest plans to expand a petrochemical factory. The U.S. Presidential candidates court undecided voters. And two students have stirred up lively debate by selling their virginity in an online auction.
Albania: a serious candidate for Europe?
27/10/2012 - EUROPE DISTRICT

Albania: a serious candidate for Europe?

The EU Commisison recommended in its latest report that member states grant Albania candidate status, the first step towards EU membership. We find out why Albanians are the most Europhile citizens in the Balkans, we talk to local environmentalists who say their country has been turned into the rubbish can of Europe and we ask what to do with the communist-era bunkers that litter the country.
Italy's Ilva factory: your job or your health?
26/10/2012 - REPORTERS

Italy's Ilva factory: your job or your health?

An Italian court has ruled in favour of closing Europe's biggest steel works on environmental and health fears. But the plant's managers are fighting to keep it open. Determined not to let that happen, citizens and workers have formed a united front.
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Eco-friendly biofuel fails to set German hearts alight
24/10/2012 - GERMANY

Eco-friendly biofuel fails to set German hearts alight

It's two years since the biofuel E10 arrived at German petrol stations, but it's failed to win over the population. Increasing food prices, for one, have fanned the flames of the debate. 100 million tons of grains produced worldwide are used to produce the ethanol which goes into the biofuel; 1.5 million tons in Germany alone. The NGOs Foodwatch and Greenpeace and the German green party are all calling for an immediate halt to production of the gas.
Switzerland's glaciers on thin ice
20/10/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

Switzerland's glaciers on thin ice

Melting glaciers are opening new doors in Switzerland's changing Alpine landscape. This week, we explore how an irreplaceable loss for the environment can prove to be an unexpected gain for the economy.
Ten years on, trial over Prestige oil spill opens in Spain
16/10/2012 - SPAIN

Ten years on, trial over Prestige oil spill opens in Spain

The trial of the captain of the Prestige oil tanker and three others began on Tuesday, 10 years after the worst oil spill disaster in Spanish history polluted thousands of kilometres of Atlantic coast in Spain, Portugal and France.
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