Posted in Environment, tagged climate, coal, commodities, energy, mining, South Africa on October 27, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Lawyer Koos Pretorius is Maria Mtsweni’s neighbor and legal counsel.
During my trip to South Africa last month, I explored the topic of coal. I visited people affected by mining, including the woman pictured here. Her house is crumbling as a result of blasting at the nearest coal mine.
You can read the whole story on swissinfo.ch.
Posted in Current affairs, tagged business, education, employment, energy, Science, South Africa, Switzerland, technology on September 9, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann leaving an exhibit at Constitution Hill, site of a former prison in Johannesburg. (© Susan Vogel-Misicka, swissinfo.ch)
South Africa is Switzerland’s most important African trade partner – a point underscored in an official visit by Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann.
It was the first time a Swiss delegation included key members of the business as well as science communities … and yours truly, reporting for swissinfo.ch.
As Schneider-Ammann told me: “We wanted to open doors for our private sector representatives and contact the scientific community, and I wanted to get to know my South African colleagues and reactivate our personal ties. We achieved all of that.”
The economics minister, who had visited South Africa as an entrepreneur prior to his political career, said the country had changed “tremendously” in the meantime.
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Posted in Environment, tagged energy, Environment, green, nature, nuclear, Switzerland, technology on February 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The nuclear power plant in Mühleberg near Bern opened in 1972.
The people of canton Bern in Switzerland have voted in favor of building a new nuclear power plant in Mühleberg to replace the old one there. Meanwhile, voters in canton Nidwalden reiterated their lack of interest in hosting a nuclear waste repository in Wellenberg. Though non-binding, the recent ballot box results show that nuclear technology remains controversial in Switzerland.
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Posted in Environment, tagged energy, Environment, Europe, nuclear, Switzerland, technology on June 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The waste is plentiful, the storage space not (Paperkraft.net)
An association based in Switzerland is helping its European neighbors in their search for a good place to dump nuclear waste.
Ten nations have enlisted the aid of Baden-based Arius, or Association for Regional and International Underground Storage. They hope to consolidate their radioactive waste within a single location.
Click here to read the rest of the story: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Wanted:_European_backyard_for_nuclear_waste.html?cid=8903868
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