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German ships navigate Northeast Passage - but is it a good thing?

Two German ships have successfully navigated their way through the fabled Northeast Passage on the first commercial journey by a western shipping company on the Northern Sea Route along Russia’s Arctic-facing northern shore — a new cost-cutting ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Reuters,  9 Sep 2009

Delighted Bayern get away with daylight ‘Robery’

“Robery” managed to dissipate the gloom surrounding the success-spoiled Bayern fans in just 27 minutes following the agony of their month-long “Fehlstart” — just two points from their first three matches in August and an incredible 16th place in the ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Reuters Blogs,  1 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Real Madrid,  Bayern Munich,  Fußball-Bundesliga,  VfL Wolfsburg

Climate change opens Arctic’s Northeast passage

Question: What’s the status of the voyage? Stolberg: MV “Beluga Fraternity” and the MV “Beluga Foresight” have just started to sail from Vladivostok (on Friday) with the destination Novyy Port at the river Ob. Question: When did they leave Vladivostok ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Reuters,  22 Aug 2009

Germany says Opel suitors must improve bids

BERLIN (Reuters) - The two suitors for GM's German unit Opel must improve their bids to win government backing, German Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said on Sunday before a Monday GM board meeting likely to focus on Opel. Canadian auto ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Boston Globe,  2 Aug 2009
Related Topics: General Motors,  Frank-Walter Steinmeier,  Angela Merkel,  Sberbank,  Dieter Althaus (politician)

Bike commuting = less CO2 + cost savings + good mood

I wish I could report that “environmental reasons” were behind my decision to start commuting by bike. But the real motivation was much simpler: I’m a cheapskate and biking saves money. Yet three years and some 24,000 kilometres after switching from ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Reuters Blogs,  31 Jul 2009

Germany: Frustrated Berlin commuters discover pedal power

BERLIN (Reuters) - Every morning, lawyer Peter Kupisz hops on his bicycle and rides to his office, joining a fast-growing crowd of 500,000 who pedal along Berlin's cycle paths and boulevards each day. Deteriorating rail services, high petrol prices, ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, EcoEarth News,  30 Jul 2009

A speed limit for Germany?

In Germany, where many consider their cars sacred and most politicians on both the left and right refuse to consider tampering with the unlimited speed on the Autobahn for fear of hurting the car industry, the leader of the Greens party said it is high ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Reuters,  29 Jul 2009
Related Topics: BMW,  Porsche,  Angela Merkel

Election year confuses German company rescues

BERLIN (Reuters) - As Germany heads to an election with its banks unwilling to risk big loans, companies and politicians are fumbling toward a new political order. Revolving around the rules governing a 115-billion euro ($160 billion) government fund ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Boston Globe,  14 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Porsche,  Angela Merkel,  General Motors,  Horst Seehofer

One small step for green energy, one giant leap….

The idea to tap solar power from the Sahara desert to provide CO2-free electricity for Europe and northern Africa has captured the public’s imagination in Germany after the Desertec Industrial Initiative was formally launched in Munich on Monday. ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, Reuters,  14 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Neil Armstrong,  Jules Verne

German study sees job boom from Sahara solar project

BERLIN (Reuters) - A project linking solar power from the Sahara to energy users in Europe and North Africa could create 240,000 German jobs and generate 2 trillion euros ($2,822 billion) worth of power by 2050, a study published on Thursday found. The ...

From ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, EcoEarth News,  2 Jul 2009
Related Topics: CSP Inc.,  Munich Re,  Deutsche Bank

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