Paul Dorfman and Staffan Qvist both want to save the climate. But one of them wants to rid the world of nuclear reactors while the other wants to build more of them. We brought them together for a debate. Interview Conducted by Philip Bethge und Rafaela von Bredow Dorfman, 64, of University College London, is founder and chair […]
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Rotmilan auf Kollisionskurs
Kommentar: Der Ausbau der Windenergie ist für die Vogelwelt kein Grund zum Tirilieren. Die Tiere werden von den gewaltigen Flügeln der Windräder massenhaft zerschreddert. Die Länderarbeitsgemeinschaft der Vogelschutzwarten hat deshalb schon 2012 eine Neufassung ihres “Helgoländer Papiers” von 2007 vorgelegt, in dem die Experten empfehlen, wie weit Windräder mindestens von den Brutplätzen verschiedener Vogelarten entfernt […]
Windige Windkraft
Kommentar: Dürfen ein paar Wale und Wasservögel die Energiewende behindern? Der Naturschutzbund Deutschland (Nabu) klagt jetzt gegen den Offshore-Windpark Butendiek vor Sylt, weil Bau und Betrieb der Anlage Schweinswale und die extrem scheuen Seetaucher stören könnten. Ein Milliardenprojekt steht auf dem Spiel. Es geht um Haben oder Nichthaben von 288 Megawatt Ökostrom. Und die Naturschützer […]
Hydropower Struggle: Dams Threaten Europe’s Last Wild Rivers
Europe’s last remaining wild rivers flow through the Balkans, providing stunning scenery and habitat to myriad plants and animals. But hundreds of dam projects threaten to do irreparable harm to the region’s unique biospheres — to provide much needed electricity to the people who live there. By Philip Bethge How did Europe’s rivers look before […]
Michio Kaku: ‘Eternal Life Does Not Violate the Laws of Physics’
In his best-selling book “Physics of the Future,” American professor Michio Kaku lays out his vision for the world in 2100. Kaku, the son of Japanese immigrants, spoke to SPIEGEL about a future in which toilets will have health monitoring sensors and contact lenses will be connected to the Internet. SPIEGEL: Professor Kaku, in your […]
Undeterred by Fukushima: Nuclear Lobby Pushes Ahead with New Reactors
One year after the reactor accident in Fukushima, resistance to nuclear energy is growing around the world. But the atomic industry continues to push for the construction of new reactors, primarily in emerging economies. The German government even wants to support that expansion — despite the fact it has abandoned nuclear power back home. By SPIEGEL Staff. […]
The Stench of Money: Canada’s Environment Succumbs to Oil Sands
Canada is home to the world’s third largest oil reserves. But extracting the black gold is difficult, and threatens to destroy both the surrounding environment and the homeland of native tribes. With protests growing against a planned US pipeline, the oil sands controversy threatens to spread south. Celina Harpe holds up the map like an indictment. […]
Oil sands activist Melina Laboucan-Massimo: ‘What you do to the land you do to yourself’
Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Climate campaigner with Greenpeace Canada and member of the Cree First Nation, on oil sands operations in northern Alberta, threats to her homeland, and the planned Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to Houston, Texas. Q: US-president Barack Obama has to decide before the end of the year if TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline can […]