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Winemaker says initiative stops progress

This content was published on May 2, 2014 The area has been preserved in its original state thanks to the acceptance by Swiss voters of two initiatives launched by environmentalist Franz Weber. Now a third Weber initiative is going to the vote, calling for stricter planning regulations to deal with unrestrained property speculation which he says is slowly eating away at the region.…

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Fighting for more building restrictions

This content was published on May 2, 2014 The area has been preserved in its original state thanks to the acceptance by Swiss voters of two initiatives launched by environmentalist Franz Weber. Now a third Weber initiative is going to the vote, calling for stricter planning regulations to deal with unrestrained property speculation which he says is slowly eating away at the region.…

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Double bear cub death raises captivity questions

This content was published on Apr 7, 2014 Zoo authorities say they were left with no option after the second cub was rejected by its mother and the father showed intent to hurt it as well. The male black grizzly “Misha” killed his offspring on April 2 by throwing it up in the air repeatedly during a sort of game. Members of the…

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Communities cope with serious contamination

This content was published on Mar 19, 2014 Solar panels line the highway leading to the town of Kölliken in canton Aargau; they’re a shiny indication of how times have changed in terms of environmental awareness. A sparkling brook runs along the main street, which eventually leads to the dump. The landfill – one of the largest in Switzerland – is completely enclosed, its…

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Wealth threatens the simple life in Gstaad

This content was published on Feb 6, 2014 “I’m in heaven! Lucky Me,” posted Madonna at the beginning of the year during her vacation in Gstaad. The pop icon is just one of many celebrities who feel comfortable in the famous winter resort. Not only Madonna, but French singer Johnny Hallyday and his friend, film director Roman Polanski, have bought chalets in Gstaad…

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Warm winters change migration patterns

This content was published on Jan 31, 2014 Michael Schaad of the Swiss Ornithological Institute, which organised the census in January, told the Swiss News Agency that there had been an overall shift north, because of the unusually warm winter. He explained that birds move south when food becomes scarce. The cold itself does not bother them. Usually about 500,000 aquatic birds from…

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Solar power output almost doubled in 2013

This content was published on Jan 13, 2014 Across the country, the solar power output increased to 730 megawatts, equalling 1% of power needed nationally, or the yearly amount required for around 200,000 households. However, growth in the installation of new solar panels is tapering off, with 2013 seeing just a 30% increase in installations over the previous year versus a 60% increase in 2012.…

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Leaving new year’s traces in the snow

This content was published on Jan 4, 2014 “The snow, exploded water, sand of ice, salt not of the earth, but of the sky, salt not salty, the taste of flint with the texture of crushed rock, perfumed with cold, white in colour, the only colour that falls from the clouds,” writes Amélie Nothomb in Le Sabotage amoureux (The Sabotage loves). And it’s…

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‘No regrets’ as environmental activist arrives home

This content was published on Dec 31, 2013 Weber was one of the “Arctic 30” environmental campaigners imprisoned along with two journalists. Initially accused of piracy, the charges were later downgraded to hooliganism and then dropped altogether in mid-December. He spoke to the press in Zurich on Tuesday morning after a 50-hour train journey home, saying he didn’t want to travel by aeroplane.…

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‘No regrets’ as environmental activist arrives home

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