Archive for ‘germany’
Expert says German carmakers cannot afford CO2 cuts
December 19th, 2007
Luxury automakers cannot afford to use emissions-cutting technology because their powerful cars would become impossibly expensive, an industry expert warned Wednesday.
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Lion cubs in Berlin Zoo
December 8th, 2007
Berlin zoo is one of the world’s largest, and home to a highly successful breeding programme which covers a large number of species - but little furry animals will always draw in the crowds.
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Polar Bear Knut Celebrates His First Birthday
December 5th, 2007
Internationally famous polar bear Knut celebrates his first birthday at the Berlin Zoo.
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Wind power sets sail from crowded Germany
December 3rd, 2007
Nearly 19,000 wind turbines cover Germany: dotted across the countryside, nudging to the edge of cities and whirring alongside motorways.
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German Technische Universitat Darmstadt Wins DOE’s 2007 Solar Decathlon
November 1st, 2007
Germany’s Technische Universitat Darmstadt has earned top honors in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon competition on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Over the past two weeks, the 2007 Solar Decathlon challenged twenty university-led teams from the U.S. and as far away as Puerto Ric…
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Germany Wins War With Americans
October 24th, 2007
Everything’s a competition, and this competition was no different. 20 teams from around the world competed last week for the title of ‘Best Solar-Powered Home’.
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Dawn of a Solar Age?
October 4th, 2007
Solar power may soon be cost-effective for US businesses and consumers thanks to new technologies. Germany leads the world in solar power consumption but as the price of conventional power rises in the US, energy alternatives like solar power are intriguing investment firms. Solar is finally being…
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Merkel visits China
August 27th, 2007
Angela Merkel urges China, on her second visit to the country, calls for more effort to tackle the issues of climate change and rampant intellectual property rights abuses.
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Going Crazy for Knut
April 14th, 2007
Thousands of visitors have been filing past the bear enclosure at Berlin Zoo t …
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Polar bear cub still wows German crowds
March 28th, 2007
handler and Knut coming out of den]Knut is still drawing huge crowds at the Berlin zoo. He’s the little polar bear cub who …
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Celebrating Easter with cute Knut
March 28th, 2007
Even the Easter holiday couldn’t keep crowds away from the cute Knut (Ka-Nute) at the Berlin Zoo.Fans of the baby polar bear flock …
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Cute Knut makes public debut
March 23rd, 2007
Not everyone is watching a new member of the Berlin Zoo family adoringly like these people.
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