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Water energy faces turbulent future

This content was published on Apr 29, 2016 Cut price energy from coal-fired power stations and subsidised renewable energy from abroad are undercutting hydro, which accounts for about 60% of domestic production. Alpiq, the country’s biggest energy provider, recently reported heavy losses and announced plans to sell up to 49% of its hydropower portfolio. Investors for pension schemes are interested, but there are…

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Tree-loving town wins top eco prize

This content was published on Apr 26, 2016 Sustainability is barely enough to achieve a long-term balanced economy, according to the Sophie and Karl Binding FoundationExternal link, which has been awarding the Binding Forest Prize 2016, worth CHF200,000 ($205,000), since 1987. Instead, sufficiency – using as few resources as possible – is a forward-looking approach. “By cleverly limiting goals and means, the use…

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Solar-powered plane completes journey across Pacific Ocean

This content was published on Apr 24, 2016 Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the Solar Impulse 2External link in Mountain View, in the Silicon Valley south of San Francisco, at 11:44pm local time – 8:44am Swiss time – following a 62-hour, nonstop solo flight without fuel. The plane taxied into a huge tent erected on Moffett Airfield, where Piccard was greeted by the…

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Scenarios: The Swiss landscape in 100 years

This content was published on Apr 22, 2016 Switzerland’s essential alpine character stands little chance of surviving predicted man-made global warming, even if the Paris agreement succeeds.

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Government cracks down on illegal fish imports

This content was published on Apr 20, 2016 Starting next year, ocean fish products will only be able to be imported if it can be proven that they have come from a legal source, and when the correct correlating documents can prove it. The certificate needs to show that the products come from an appropriately registered ship, that the haul was correctly reported…

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US energy debate heats up as Solar Impulse plans trip

This content was published on Apr 20, 2016 Arizona would be a natural stop for Si2, but temperatures are rising in the state over how to manage the growth of solar power.

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A polar exploration, a compromise and Federer’s street

This content was published on Apr 17, 2016 Here are the stories we will be watching in the week of April 18.

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Nationwide fines in the works for Swiss litterbugs

This content was published on Apr 14, 2016 Switzerland wants to tidy up its anti-littering sanctions by applying a new nationwide fine on top of cantonal punishments.

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WWF to shift most Swiss-based staff abroad

This content was published on Apr 11, 2016 Last Friday, the organisation completed a long-running consultation process among management, human resources and staff at its secretariat in the small lakeside village. Final decisions on which jobs will be transferred or cut are still to be made, but WWF External linkconfirms it plans to relocate 100 of its 170 Switzerland-based staff as part of…

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Plastic bags on the loose

This content was published on Apr 11, 2016 Until a government ban goes into force, plastic bags are being used for all kinds of things all over Switzerland. Here's a snapshot.

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