Ever since I first started interesting myself to energy and climate and afterwards to sustainability issues – somewhere around 2004 – I have read and reviewed quite a significant amount of great interesting books. If the previous version of this website offered at the bottom of each page a randomized selection of these reviews, the […]
Books on sustainability, energy and climate Read More »
If on your way towards sustainability you are wondering what’s the best meat to eat climate-wise, here is just what you need. The US Environmental Working Group (EWG) published a Meat Eater’s Guide with a full report and an infographic. There you will find a lot of information of what is your best source of
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Here is another post I wrote for Cleantechies. This times I am having a look at teleworking, an interesting practice to slash carbon dioxide while increasing well-being. Here is the introduction : ” According to a new study, 16.7 percent of French employees were teleworking at least once a week in 2012. There has been
Over four million French employees telework Read More »
I have been committed since January 2007 to bring you each month a selection of the latest headlines and best researches on sustainable development, climate change and the world energy sector. However, I don’t blog as much as I would like to and generally write around 25 posts per month. But many more news are
Worth an article – my February 2013 tweets Read More »
We have seen it here time and again, burning coal is a huge health issue. This is even more worrying as it is the most polluting fossil fuel and the environmental enemy number One. Now here comes a study from the Health and Environment Alliance – or HEAL – on how this energy source is
Coal’s staggering healthcare costs around the world Read More »
I am a huge New York Times’ fan. I have been reading this newspaper for at least a decade. This is why I was particularly shocked when their management decided to stop their Green blog. Despite this, they keep on publishing great articles. Like their editorial on why President Obama has to say no the
Thomas Friedman on the necessity of the carbon tax Read More »
Given how climate change is VERY serious and how little we are currently working on it, it’s easy to feel a bit under the weather. No wonder more and more people are feeling anxious about their near future or what world they will leave to their children. This week I came across two posts on
Feeling down about climate ? Read this Read More »
Here is another article I wrote for Cleantechies, this time tackling a vital sustainability issue : our waste, and what we do with it. This post takes a look at what share we are recycling and composting. Here is the introduction : ” According to the European statistics agency, Eurostat, in the 27 members of
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In the past few weeks, horse meat has been discovered in frozen lasagna from a famous European brand. This has been a huge scandal as English people do not eat horse meat and this raises questions about what we eat. In the wake of this, many more tests have been done in Europe and elsewhere.
My take on the horse meat scandal Read More »
In the last few years the ice of the Arctic has been melting increasingly fast. This has increased the willingness of oil companies of all colors and stripes to dig there. Among them, the Royal Dutch Shell. Given how Arctic oil would be difficult to retrieve safely and how little they would ease the pressure
Shell stops drilling in the Arctic Read More »
