ecology
Green-many: top marks on environment before elections
Germany is always thought of as being top of the European class when it comes to sustainable development. Politics makes the rules, but there's still a way to go in terms of individual action and certain taboo areas
ecology, germany, bundestagswahlen 2009, society, sustainable developement, elections, green parties
100 years of Europe's nature parks
In 2009 the first nature parks protected by the European Union will be 100 years old. Cafebabel has spoken with six people linked to these spaces in different European countries. Conservation or development? The debate lives on
Volunteering: what’s a Wwoofer?
They can repair a tractor in Poland, make goats cheese in Chile, pick brussel sprouts in Belgium or olives in Spain, build a wooden shelter and dry-pit toilets in Finland or herd cows on horseback in Bolivia. And plenty more besides for the 'worldwide opportunities on organic farms' moniker
ecology, eurogeneration, nature, monde, society, travel, wwoofing
Green Monica Frassoni: 'Barroso out, woman in'
The leader of the European green party is tired of the current head of the European commission: the time has come for a woman to take charge
ecology, men and women, los verdes, discrimination, european commission, josé manuel barroso, european parliament
Daniel Cohn-Bendit: 'converting back to ecological ways is the only way to save jobs'
The electoral campaign of the green party has been launched. Inspired by their Green New Deal, they want to transform industrial, housing and agricultural worlds in the short and the long term. For the French-German MEP, this will not be pleasurable
ecology, european elections 2009, economical crisis, eudebate 2009, society, european commission, daniel cohn-bendit
Videogames for the Green’s annual conference
The European green party will hold its annual conference on 27 and 26 March, presenting its ecologist and liberal agenda
ecology, brussels, green parties, inline games, power, reach, european elections 2009
Stockholm and Hamburg are Europe's 'greenest' cities
On 23 February, environment commissioner Stavros Dimas announces the European green capitals of 2010 and 2011. Latest titbit of news from Brussels
ecology, green cities, copenhagen, society, stockholm, hamburg, city planning
Biofuels: how green is the green gold rush in Senegal?
Europe’s Sustainable Energy Week takes place in Brussels from 9 to 13 February, with biofuel at the centre of the debates. Is it possible for Europe to go green without causing famine in western Africa? Feature
ecology, senegal, feature, best of cafebabel.com, agriculture, europe, biofuel
Kyoto Protocol: results and predictions
The European Union ratified the UN-led pact to combat global warming on 31 May 2002, and it came into force on 16 February 2005. How much progress has been made in the fight against CO2?
ecology, kyoto, european union, environmental protection, eudebate2009, environment
EU ban: death to the incandescent light bulb
The EU approved the phasing out of incandescent light bulbs by 2012, which use five times more energy
ecology, energy, medio ambiente, consumers, economy, euweek, politics
America: five eurosceptic myths about sick old EU
With the stock market jittery over Iraq, the housing crisis and huge trade deficits, investors are wringing their hands about the US economy. Chinese and Indian economies roar, but what about Europe on the eve of the EU-US summit in Slovenia on 9-10 June
ecology, welfare state, united states, us elections, myth, eurosceptic, unemployment
Biking is trendy, politics is not in green Budapest
Resistance groups may be fighting pollution in Budapest, but there’s a long way to go from holding bicycle protests to creating a political impact. How can ecological thinking blossom in the Hungarian capital?
ecology, protest, hungary, transport, budapest, bicycle, europe on the ground
Vittorio Prodi: another Kyoto is possible
Is Europe starting to take the fight against climate change seriously?
ecology, rodríguez zapatero, angela merkel, stavros dimas, josé manuel barroso, gordon brown, interview
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