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Eco Friendly Catering – But Why?
Every year, the greenhouse gases that each and every individual in Germany causes correspond to the impact that 10 to 12 tonnes of CO2 have on the environment. What each individual eats amounts to some 2 tonnes of this, not taking into account thetransport chain,…
Energy waste in Bremen’s largest shopping street
A clearly much too cost-conscious building renovation was completed in Bremen’s largest shopping street in 2008: the heat in the fancy building in Obernstraße (53°04’39.68“N) was literally being thrown out of the window. During the renovation of the five-floor building, the old single glazed…
Energy consumption data missing – Technical advantages dominate communication with the customer
Advertising brochures, catalogues, online promotions, spots and similar etc. seduce us into buying electronic appliances all the time that later prove to be needless energy guzzlers. So who is responsible for this: the customer or the marketing departments at the companies selling the products?
City dumps waste illegally for 10 years
By DIANE JOYCE – The Dominion Post, 27-04-2010 Hastings District Council has been illegally dumping stormwater into streams and drains for 10 years. This is despite Hawke's Bay Regional Council's demands that it reapply for expired resource consents. Meanwhile, illegal dumping of toxic waste flushed…
The Proven Dangers of Microwaves
From Mercola, extracted from NEXUS Magazine, Volume 2, #25 (April-May ’95). Originally printed from the April 1994 edition of Acres, USA. Back in May of 1989, after Tom Valentine first moved to St Paul, Minnesota, he heard on the car radio a short announcement that…
The Hidden Hazards Of Microwave Cooking
Mercola, by Anthony Wayne and Lawrence Newell Is it possible that millions of people are ignorantly sacrificing their health in exchange for the convenience of microwave ovens? Why did the Soviet Union ban the use of microwave ovens in 1976? Who invented microwave ovens, and…
Microwaved food: is it healthy?
PCC Sound Consumer, by Trudy Bialic, editor, January 2006 (January 2006) — For convenience, few kitchen tools can compare to the microwave oven. An estimated 90 percent of American households have one and most of us have used a microwave to reheat leftovers. From time…