China: Chinese eco-cities

First eco-cities in China Confronted with the problems caused by the consequences of their strong growth, pollution and strong increase in energy demand, the Chinese authorities seem to have been seduced by their visit, in February 2005, to the Bedzed eco-village. The joint Shanghai Industrial Investment Corporation (SIIC) has signed a contract worth several billion […]

AdBlue antinox

AdBlue: an additive to pollute less Keywords: pollution, reduction, NOx, nitrogen dioxide, anti-nox, denox. In the same way as for passenger cars, heavy goods vehicles must comply with increasingly drastic anti-pollution standards. AdBlue technology enables diesel trucks to reduce their emissions of nitrogen oxides. On time […]

Jobs Sustainable Development

Is sustainable development a source of jobs in Europe? The strong development potential of renewable energies in Europe and more particularly in France should create many jobs. The only remaining doubt concerns the support that political decisions will provide to consolidate this development. Didier Mayer, president of the European Renewable Energy Council, said during an interview with […]

Oil price worries about new government

The fever has still not subsided on the oil markets. After reaching 71,62 dollars during electronic exchanges in London on Monday, April 17, a barrel of Brent from the North Sea broke this record on Tuesday morning to reach 72 dollars during the first exchanges. In New York, the courses are also […]

Tonight on Arte: Chernobyl, 20 years later

Twenty years after the explosion of reactor n ° 4 at Chernobyl, it is clear that information is still given sparingly. And, moreover, fundamental questions remain taboo: what to do with dilapidated nuclear power plants? How to increase safety in those that are going to be built? Is a new Chernobyl really […]

Warning signs of thunderstorm in Iran

By Guennadi Evstafiev, retired general of the foreign intelligence service - RIA Novosti. The Iranian authorities and representatives of the Iranian elite are hastily transferring their deposits from European banks to banks in Asia and, of course, in Switzerland where, as a rule, sanctions are not taken into consideration. It is several billion […]