Tag: Sustainability
Bayer-Monsanto merger: a marriage made in hell?
The Bayer-Monsanto merger has formally been announced last week. If made official, it will create one of the world’s largest agro-chemical companies. Since that time, officials, ac...
Secret footage of violations of animal welfare in German agriculture
On a global scale, it’s often considered that Germany (and the European Union) promote better and stricter animal welfare regulations and agricultural policies than other parts of ...
Hydrail: Germany’s trains about to get a whole lot cleaner (and ...
Germany is often in the forefront of sustainable innovations. And starting December 2017, they will launch the first hydrogen-powered train to regularly travel long distances, aka ...
11 Reasons to make a bike your main mode of transport
Cycling is on the rise in Germany. City bike infrastructure was introduced in cities like Hamburg and Berlin, and plans to implement more bicycle paths in and around cities has beg...
SuperMeat says: Save the environment, eat our lab grown chicken
Have you ever heard someone say, “Meat is not good for the environment”?
Well, it’s true, at least in the quantities that we consume meat in and the way that it is produced.
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The case for community supported agriculture in Germany and abroad
Food scares from bacteria outbreak. The emergence of new and stronger antibiotic resistant “superbugs”. Dissatisfaction with food taste and quality. A lack of transparency betwee...
Lidl to sell GM-free milk
German low-cost supermarket Lidl is the first chain to get an official “GM-free” certification for its own-brand milk.
The consumer dilemma
On average, German consumers spen...
ReGen Village will produce own power and food
Construction begins this summer on a sustainable development project in the Netherlands aptly named “ReGen Villages”.
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Essen named European Green Capital 2017
Essen will be the European Green Capital in 2017.
The German city of Essen is exchanging its industrial reputation for that of a livable city, focusing on sustainable solutions an...
Monsanto rejects $62 million Bayer offer…what’s next?
The giant of agriculture, pioneer of GM crops and world’s largest seed company Monsanto has rejected the much talked-about unsolicited takeover bid of $62 billion cash by German dr...
