The May 2010 issue of Swiss News magazine
I’ve been following the progess of the Solar Impulse for a while now, and my latest article made the cover of Swiss News.
You can read a PDF version here: Solar Impulse_ready for take-off_
Posts Tagged ‘Switzerland’
Solar Impulse airplane takes off
Posted in Environment, tagged adventure, aviation, Environment, green, Science, solar power, Switzerland, technology on May 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Temporary contemporary in Lucerne
Posted in Culture, tagged art, Culture, film, Lucerne, museums, Switzerland on March 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »
A scene from "Reference and Affinity" at Lucerne's Museum of Art
To celebrate its tenth anniversary, the Museum of Art Lucerne morphs into a museum of contemporary art – temporarily, at least. The theme of its latest exhibition, “Reference and Affinity,” is art from the 21st century.
Read the whole story here:
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/feature/Temporary_contemporary_in_Lucerne.html?cid=8378940
“Green carpet” event celebrates eco-lifestyle
Posted in Environment, tagged aviation, Basel, Environment, Fashion, green, organic, solar power, Switzerland on February 24, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Bertrand Piccard (Solar Impulse) and Andres Wirz (Solafrica)
Green living goes glamorous at the first-ever NATUR Gala, held in conjunction with the fifth annual NATUR Festival and conference in Basel. Highlights include a green fashion show, a former Miss Switzerland and prizes shining the spotlight on sustainability.
Read the whole story here:
http://www.swisster.ch/news/society/green-carpet-basel-event-celebrates-eco-lifestyle.html
Mammoth findings on display in Lucerne
Posted in Animals, tagged Animals, Lucerne, mammoths, museums, nature, pre-historic, Switzerland, Travel on February 15, 2010| 1 Comment »
Taxidermist René Heim works on a 60,000-year-old mammoth tusk.
Wide-bucket excavators aren’t the tools of choice for archaeological digs, but sometimes you can’t be too picky. An astute workman was quick to realize the machine he was operating struck something special at a Lucerne-area gravel pit. That “something” was a 45,000-year-old mammoth tusk, about 180 centimetres long and about 50 centimetres in diameter at its thickest part.
Read the whole story here: http://www.swisster.ch/news/society/mammoth-findings-display-lucerne-museum.html
Bee replaces bear as Swiss animal of the year
Posted in Animals, tagged Animals, bees, Environment, green, insects, nature, Switzerland on February 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The long-horned bee is the animal of the year.
Swiss conservation organization Pro Natura has named the “long-horned” bee as the country’s Animal of the Year 2010. The conservation group believes the wild bee is a good choice because it calls attention to the millions of other tiny creatures that contribute to biodiversity.
Read the whole story here: http://www.swisster.ch/news/society/bee-replaces-bear-swiss-animal-year.html
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