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German Energy Concept – a small first step in the right direction

Posted by Jan Prahm September 29th, 2010

Yesterday the Federal German Parliament voted for the German Energy Concept for the future development of a climate friendly, reliable and economic energy supply.
If one takes into account that it is the first time that this government officially and publicly announces that it sees the future in renewable energies, this is a small first step [...]

Electric car test-drive: Tazzari

Posted by webmaster July 9th, 2010

Yesterday I made a test drive with the Italian built Tazzari. It is a small two-seated electric car, designed for urban and sub-urban transport of persons. It has room for two persons and the trunk can hold a normal shopping. It has a range of ca. 90 km and a maximum speed of 100km/h.
I drove [...]

Lively protest against coal and CO2-emissions

Posted by Jan Prahm June 5th, 2010

Today in front of the Hotel Maritim in Bonn, where currently the UNFCCC  Climate Change Talks Bonn June 2010 are taking place, Attac and BUND, the German branch of Friends of the Earth, symbolically stopped a coal truck driven by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the German Minister of the Environment Norbert Röttgen. The aim [...]