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Next time you need fresh soil for your flower bed, balcony box or herb pot on the windowsill, make sure that it is peat-free. Environmentalists are keen to make small-scale gardeners aware of the difference they can make to the protection of some of Europe's most fragile ecosystems. Peat extraction for gardening is leading to the destruction of raised bogs across Europe and threatening important habitats for rare animals and plants. Peatlands also store a lot of carbon, and large amounts of CO2 are released into the atmosphere when they are disturbed by commercial exploitation. So, you can als...
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Google says it is making walking and rail transport more prominent in the options it provides when people look for driving routes or flights. "In Maps, we’re launching a feature that shows public transit or walking suggestions next to driving routes, if travel times are comparable and practical," the internet search portal and advertisement seller announced, saying 15 cities, including Amsterdam, Barcelona and London, are to be included in the new feature. Information on trains and buses is to be offered on Google Flights, an addition that follows their being added to Google Search in 2023. Al...
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Jobs at German chemical company BASF's plant in Harjavalta, Finland, are at stake due to repeated delays and a court impasse over obtaining permits from authorities. BASF warned on Thursday that it is now considering indefinite layoffs of all employees at the plant if the permitting issue is not resolved. The chemical company plans to produce precursor chemicals for batteries at the plant, but efforts to win regulatory approval in Finland in order to commission the facility have been dragging on for years. Most recently, a Finnish court suspended an environmental permit granted at the end of 2...
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The European Parliament has given the green light for a new EU law to reduce methane emissions from the energy sector. A majority of MEPs in Brussels voted in favour of the regulations on Wednesday, which will mean stricter rules for the oil, gas and coal industries. In November, parliamentary negotiators reached an agreement with their counterparts from the EU member states on the corresponding law. According to this, operators of oil and gas plants will be required to regularly search for and repair major methane leaks in future. In coal mining, methane emissions are to be measured and repor...
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The European Parliament has given the green light for a new EU law to reduce methane emissions from the energy sector. A majority of MEPs in Brussels voted in favour of the regulations on Wednesday, which will mean stricter rules for the oil, gas and coal industries. In November, parliamentary negotiators reached an agreement with their counterparts from the EU member states on the corresponding law. According to this, operators of oil and gas plants will be required to regularly search for and repair major methane leaks in future. In coal mining, methane emissions are to be measured and repor...
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The European Parliament has given the green light for a new EU law to reduce methane emissions from the energy sector. A majority of MEPs in Brussels voted in favour of the regulations on Wednesday, which will mean stricter rules for the oil, gas and coal industries. In November, parliamentary negotiators reached an agreement with their counterparts from the EU member states on the corresponding law. According to this, operators of oil and gas plants will be required to regularly search for and repair major methane leaks in future. In coal mining, methane emissions are to be measured and repor...
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Liquefied natural gas (LNG) can be landed on the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen and fed into the national distribution network after being converted into gas. The local Environmental Agency authorized the regular operation of the terminal in the port of Mukran on Tuesday, the Ministry of the Environment for the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern said in the state capital Schwerin. A spokesman for the ministry said that the authorization will take effect when it is handed over to the operator Deutsche ReGas on Wednesday. The controversial terminal on the east coast of the Baltic Sea island is a...
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Wholesome, nature-infused labels on shampoos, shower gel and creams might make you think you're doing a meaningful thing for the environment, but don't be taken in by appearances. Inviting images don't necessarily mean a genuine commitment to good ecology, and may simply play on associations to steer a product into your shopping basket. "It's very popular to advertise on cosmetics packaging with images of plants and leaves, flowers and fruit," says Kerstin Effers, environmental and health protection officer at the consumer advice centre in the German city of Dusseldorf. According to Effers, yo...
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German travel group TUI's new cruise ship will be powered by low-emission marine diesel and could also use methanol, or even green methanol, in future, TUI Cruises boss Wybcke Meier has said ahead of the start of the cruise season. Another new cruise ship, scheduled to start operating next winter, will be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), she said. German competitor Aida Cruises is already operating two LNG vessels, and Switzerland's MSC Cruises is building new LNG ships. The cruise companies are also using shore power – connecting up to the onshore electricity grid – rather than running...
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The expansion of a huge Porsche test track in southern Italy has been halted for the time being by the authorities in the region of Apulia, following protests by environmentalists. Activists recently collected around 40,000 signatures to oppose the plans of the German car manufacturer. The president of the region has now decided to suspend the agreement on the project at the test site, according to a statement issued on Wednesday evening. "The region is once again showing that it wants to reconcile the public interest underlying the realization of the project with environmental protection," sa...
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