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REPORT water : Berlin citizen power: GreenLeaks, Stuttgart 21 and water privatisation

Berlin citizen power: GreenLeaks, Stuttgart 21 and water privatisation

One of Europe's most politicised and strictly environmentally-ruled cities is home to a green-themed Wikileaks spin-off, run by an Australian documentary maker. The mood for disclosure is also celebrated in the annual film festival, which has incorporated the city's first successful referendum into its programme

by Nabeelah Shabbir @ // 14/03/11

water, julian assange, train, cinema, wikileaks, germany, berlin

PRESS REVIEW water : German, Polish, Czech floods: who's to blame?

German, Polish, Czech floods: who's to blame?

The Dutch, Czech and Polish media bemoan the lack of preventive measures and criticise the irresponsible behaviour of some politicians

by euro topics @ // 10/08/10

water, natural disaster, euweek, germany, czech republic, eurotopics, poland

DEBATE water : A brief journey into water symbols

A brief journey into water symbols

Water is a complex source of imagination, dreams and rituals, where cultural differences ebb and flow, where a plethora of meanings and interpretations interlink and wash over one another. These meanings reach deep into the sphere of human thinking and form the basis for cultural exchanges

by Mauro Morabito @ // 08/07/08

water, symbole, mirjam viterbi ben horin, jacques bethemont, loch ness, society

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Of forests and water – Vienna Spring Protection Forests

Water for lifeBy Saana TykkäHere in Vienna, we enjoy clean and tasty tap water. Yet, only few appear to know that water comes from the forests the city of Vienna owns in Lower Austria and Styria. These Viennese watershed forests, Rax, Schneeberg and Hochschwab, are well known to most Viennese ...

Claudia Müllauer by Claudia Müllauer on wien

SeVilnius: Let the fountains spring

How many fountains do you know in Vilnius? Does the city need fountains? What can you do near fountains and do citizens use fountains? - citizens of Vilnius were asked these questions on one not really rainy  afternoon. Other, very similar ones, were asked in Seville. It is obvious, that fountains ...

Indre by Indre on vilnius