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Biogas - Car fuel of the future?
by zopemaster — published Aug 28, 2003 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The SwissFarmerPower Working Group recently presented a study entitled "Agricultural Biogas, the Fuel of Tomorrow" which shows that animal husbandry in the Swiss mountain canton of Lucerne produces enough biogas from faeces to supply 32,000 cars a year with fuel. Biogas fuel would also considerably improve air hygiene and help reduce CO2 emissions.
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Via Alpina Book now available online
by zopemaster — published Aug 28, 2003 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: , , ,
A book on the network of hiking trails of the Via Alpina, which follows five routes through all the Alpine countries, is now available in the four main languages spoken in the Alps and in English. The road-book offers basic practical information on the hiking routes, with the walking times between the stages, suggestions for overnight accommodation, tourist offices and maps.
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EU Marco Polo Programme for the displacement of traffic now in force
by zopemaster — published Aug 28, 2003 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: , ,
The EU's Marco Polo Programme came into force on August 3. The Programme's objective is to shift increased international freight traffic from the road to other modes of transport.
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New four-language dictionary on flood protection
by zopemaster — published Aug 28, 2003 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: , , ,
The Swiss Federal Office for Water and Geology and the Swiss Federal Chancellery have published a dictionary on flood protection in German, French, Italian and English.
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New CIPRA-International web site
by zopemaster — published Aug 14, 2003 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: , ,
The web site of the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps CIPRA-International recently underwent a complete makeover. Information on CIPRA and its member organisations is now posted in a trendier layout at www.cipra.org , with items such as News, Events (e.g. Summer Academy or Annual Conference), Activities, Publications and Positions.
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Prix Wilderness: Award for nature- and environment-minded mountain tours
by zopemaster — published Aug 14, 2003 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: , , , ,
For the fourth time keepwild!, the specialist environmental department for trend sports of Mountain Wilderness Switzerland, together with the Save the Mountains Foundation, is awarding the Prix Wilderness for Trend Sports.
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Cross-border youth solar project successfully completed
by zopemaster — published Aug 14, 2003 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
It took 15 adolescents from Austria, Slovenia and Italy only one week to erect a solar installation at the leisure centre of the Austrian Klimabündnis [Climate Alliance] municipality of Gurk. The activity was part of the youth solar project "Together for a Sunny Future", and was supervised by technicians from AEE, the Working Party on Renewable Energy.
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Germany: Regional and ecological produce for Allgäu clinics
by zopemaster — published Aug 14, 2003 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: , ,
In future clinics in the Allgäu region are to be provided with nutritionally balanced meals made from regional and ecological produce. Bavaria's Agricultural Minister Josef Miller referred to the brand programme Aus gutem Grund [On Good Grounds] as a milestone in regional marketing. He added that the initiative could well pave the way for the use of regional produce in community catering.
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October 4: Day of protest action against transit traffic in the mountain regions of Europe
by zopemaster — published Aug 14, 2003 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: ,
On October 4 the European Transport Initiative ITE is once again co-ordinating a European-wide day of protest action against transit traffic in mountain regions.
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CIPRA calls for Alpine Convention Water Protocol
by zopemaster — published Jul 18, 2003 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: , ,
For years the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps CIPRA has been demanding that the Alpine states draw up a Water Protocol to the Alpine Convention. In Innsbruck/A CIPRA itself tabled a proposal for such a Protocol to coincide with the UN's International Year of Freshwater 2003.
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