Casa dolce casa
So appena tornato da Praga, semo stati troppo bene co Monika, una volta pensavo che noi italiani siamo ospitali, poi ho conosciuto i cechi. Vabbe’, apparte i generalismi (si dice in italiano?), ho scoperto che in ceco non esiste il detto “Casa dolce casa”, piuttosto si dice “Non c’e’ niente come casa” o una cosa [...]
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From the FT
“Germany has reinforced its status as the world leader in solar power generation, after less stringent cuts in renewable energy subsidies than had been anticipated.
In what is seen as a victory for Germany’s growing legion of solar cell makers and suppliers, proposed cuts in subsidies of up to 30 per cent have been [...]
US 1 – Germany 0
From the FT
“The US rush into wind power has enabled the country to pass Germany to become the world’s biggest generator of such energy, according to estimates for the first half of 2008 from the American Wind Energy Association.
The US had not been expected to reach this milestone until the end of next year. It [...]
European Court of Justice Backs Citizen Rights in Air Pollution
From Reuters
“A German environmental activist has won backing from the European Union’s top court to force local authorities in the home city of BMW to tackle car pollution.
Dieter Janecek, a Green Party member who lives near Munich’s central ring road, complained to the city authorities that the level of particles in the air linked to [...]