France on green ‘offensive’ to save auto industry
26/07/2012 - FRANCE

France on green ‘offensive’ to save auto industry

With France’s biggest car manufacturer, PSA Peugeot Citroen, cutting jobs and posting record losses, the French government responded to the crisis in the auto sector Wednesday by unveiling a raft of measures aimed at promoting green cars.
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France hopes going green will boost auto industry
25/07/2012 - FRANCE

France hopes going green will boost auto industry

France will unveil plans to boost support for environmentally sound cars Wednesday as part of a strategy to aid the country's struggling carmakers. Industry giant PSA Peugeot Citroen has reported €819 million in losses for the first half of the year.
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Environmentalists wield latest weapon: satire
17/07/2012 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

Environmentalists wield latest weapon: satire

Shell's planned drilling operations in the Arctic have fallen victim to a spoof website. Also, satirical website The Onion targets the Toyota Prius. All this, plus a scandal affecting McDonald's in France, in today's corporate flavoured Mediawatch.
Danish artist to plunge Tate Modern into darkness
14/07/2012 - UK

Danish artist to plunge Tate Modern into darkness

London's Tate Modern gallery is hosting a series of "blackouts" during which visitors can explore the museum using Danish artist Olafur Eliasson's solar-powered lamp, designed to bring light to the 1.6 billion people without access to electricity.
War on water
14/07/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

War on water

Many experts warn that global warming will cause sea levels to rise dramatically - a problem that needs dramatic and rapid solutions. So how do we deal with rising sea levels? That's the theme of this week's environment programme...
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China: protests against alloy plant project
04/07/2012 - WEBNEWS

China: protests against alloy plant project

Protesters in China convince the authorities to abandon plans for a polluting factory. American web users in a wonderful show of solidarity with a dying grandmother. And a guitarist performs a brief history of rock and roll, in one take.
From Toxic Banking to Asbestos
04/07/2012 - In the World Papers

From Toxic Banking to Asbestos

From toxic banking to the asbestos industry – which one is getting a lifeline this time? Also, we focus on World Heritage sites being destroyed in Mali, with the expectation that more is to come.
Court orders Paris car-share scheme Autolib' to change name
03/07/2012 - FRANCE

Court orders Paris car-share scheme Autolib' to change name

Just as it was beginning to pick up pace, the French capital’s much vaunted car-sharing scheme, known as Autolib’, has hit a bump in the road after a Paris court ruled that its name must be changed because it breaches trademark laws.
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Pesticides: used and abused
01/07/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

Pesticides: used and abused

Since the 1950s the use of pesticides has increased fifty-fold. While these pest-killing chemicals have helped produce better quality crops and larger yields, they’ve also been associated with a wide range of undesirable side-effects.
Beloved giant tortoise 'Lonesome George' dies
25/06/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

Beloved giant tortoise 'Lonesome George' dies

Lonesome George, the last remaining giant tortoise of his kind, was found dead on Sunday, officials at the Galapagos National Park said Sunday. The giant tortoise was thought to be about 100 years old and had become a symbol of endangered species.
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