Kyoto in Burgundy is in Chalon-sur-Saône. The municipality presented yesterday the results of three years of efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions within the framework of the Privileges program (city initiative project for the reduction of greenhouse gases). And this record is prodigious: in three years, […]
Month: january 2006
Collision between two cargo ships off Cherbourg, the crew of an evacuated chemical tanker
Two cargo ships, a bulk carrier and a chemical tanker, collided on Tuesday morning, January 31, off Cherbourg, in the Channel, said the maritime prefecture. The accident necessitated the evacuation of the 22 crew members of the chemical tanker. While the two ships were following the same route, the bulk carrier, with 26 tonnes on board […]
In Paris, by bike: the town hall is studying a self-service system!
Denis Baupin, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of Transport, will propose through a deliberation to the next Paris council (January 30 and 31) to launch a market to offer self-service bicycles to Parisians. “We want to give competitors the opportunity to offer us innovative things. We wanted to be the […]
Brittany seeks to avoid electricity shortage
Threatened with a general blackout by 2009/2010, Brittany is seeking to increase its low production of electricity, with at least one new thermal power station and renewable energies in a region with strong second wind power potential in France. Read more
Buildings vacant for five years will be taxed
The National Assembly decided on Wednesday to subject buildings that have been vacant for five years across the country to the housing tax, and to increase this tax by 50% if "the period of vacancy is greater than ten years". The deputies, who continued Wednesday the examination of the Borloo bill on housing, approved to […]
Coal as an alternative to oil
A French report affirms that an increased use of coal as an alternative energy source to oil is possible, provided however that the technology advances in order to control the greenhouse gases that it releases. Read more Econology note: coal will undoubtedly be chosen to replace the German nuclear fleet.
New: Documentaries and films
Opening of a new section on the site entitled “Documentaries and films”. You will find regular presentations of documentaries and films, with the possibility of downloading or purchasing the work. To begin with, we present the following works: Documentary on HVB by 6clones Free energy (documentary) La folie des hommes ([…]
Difficulties of circulation in the southern half of France
PARIS (AP) - Snow and ice in the southern half of France caused traffic difficulties on Saturday morning and the National Road Information Center (CNIR) was advising users to postpone their non-urgent trips. Read more
Saakashvili announced a gas agreement between Tbilisi and Tehran
Tbilisi, January 27, 2006 - Iran will start supplying Georgia with gas on January 29 or 30, Georgian President Milhail Saakashvili announced on Friday 27th at the cabinet meeting. According to Civil.ge, Saakashvili did not specify the price or even the volume of gas that Georgia plans to import from Iran, via Azerbaijan. […]
Masters of water
The Masters of Water (Arte 2002) The subject: water in all its forms. Interaction with music, vibrations, forms, we even touch a little on the conflicting and very controversial memory of water… 1) Forms and vibrations Impressive video on the vibratory properties of water as an illustration of morphogenesis. It would be […]