Carbon-neutrality is a tale: the race for renewables is burning Europe's forests
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the Guardian
'Carbon-neutrality is a fairy tale': how the race for renewables is burning Europe's forests
Wood pellets are sold as a clean alternative to coal. But is the subsidised bioenergy boom accelerating the climate crisis?
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Croatian firefighters on call seconds before winning penalty
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The Amish people have been living off the grid for years and they managed to achieve the elusive “Herd Immunity” instead of “Herd Stupidity” from taking the kill shots.
Vikings were in North America in 1021, latest research shows
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Nature
Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ad 1021
Nature - Precise dating of wooden artefacts at a Norse settlement in Newfoundland establishes that the Norse were in the Americas in ad 1021.
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City of Mériens is a project by French architect Jacques Rougerie who wanted to represent a floating city in the shape of a stingray
The city will be completely autonomous, self-sustaining and completely environmentally friendly.
It will be supplied exclusively with renewable marine energy and will not generate any waste or emissions.
The city will be completely autonomous, self-sustaining and completely environmentally friendly.
It will be supplied exclusively with renewable marine energy and will not generate any waste or emissions.
First intended for eco-migrants - populations victims of natural disasters - Lilypad is a semi-amphibious and semi-terrestrial city capable of accommodating nearly 50,000 inhabitants!
The structure ?
A large water lily organized into three marinas and three mountains "dedicated respectively to work, commerce and leisure", lists French architect Vincent Callebaut.
A large wave of vegetation shelters all the accommodations, except those that are completely submerged!
To eat?
No problem, the city produces its own food in its community orchard in the center. Finally, with its thousands of wind turbines , the water lily is self-sufficient in energy.
The only problem is the price: 1.5 billion euros, or 25% more than for an equivalent land town.
The structure ?
A large water lily organized into three marinas and three mountains "dedicated respectively to work, commerce and leisure", lists French architect Vincent Callebaut.
A large wave of vegetation shelters all the accommodations, except those that are completely submerged!
To eat?
No problem, the city produces its own food in its community orchard in the center. Finally, with its thousands of wind turbines , the water lily is self-sufficient in energy.
The only problem is the price: 1.5 billion euros, or 25% more than for an equivalent land town.