bioethics
Tree huggers
The times in which eco-warriors and nature lovers raged unrest in the downtown areas whilst kitted out in hand-knitted wool jumpers and Birkenstocks are now over. Now that the trend of being eco-aware has come to the forefront of society, the whole of Europe is witnessing a bloom in eco-green ‘cusswords’
bioethics, united kingdom, tower of babel, lifestyle, green cities, idioms, translation
Gay Paris after the EU presidency
After a loud six month at the head of the EU, there's another bump on the political horizon with the European elections in June 2009. What challenges now face the French socialist party? How do the lives of illegal immigrants look in the capital? Plus the Parisian rush and dating at speed. After Tallinn, the second stop in cafebabel.com's monthly journalistic mission, 'EUdebate on the Ground', is explored by four journalists and a photographer from our network
2010, or sayonara to one third of the world’s species
According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 24% of all Europe’s species of butterflies, birds and mammals have already disappeared from some areas
bioethics, climate change, politics, biodiversity, environment
Björn Lomborg: Europe's sceptical environmentalist
The Danish political scientist opposes hype, scaremongering and media coverage about the environment. He tells us whether Europe has got its priorities right for tackling the world’s environmental problems
bioethics, bjorn lomborg, angela merkel, al gore, nicolas sarkozy, northern eu, bali
Eco-suburbs: Vauban, Freiburg
The district in south-west Germany is a pioneering development that puts into action innovative rules for communal living in a unique environment. But this paradise of purity is not without its faults
bioethics, welfare state, economy, housing, european union, freiburg, future of europe
Effective ecology
World Environment Day is on 5 June - a day which has drawn attention to certain ecological imbroglio since 1972. Too many institutions, not enough time
