Articles by ERIK KIRSCHBAUMhttp://labs.daylife.com/journalist/erik_kirschbaumArticles by ERIK KIRSCHBAUM, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 22:31:15 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 22:31:15 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comGerman climate adviser optimistic about Copenhagenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE5AJ3LH20091120?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29BERLIN (Reuters) - World leaders cannot afford to leave a U.N. summit in Copenhagen next month without a robust agreement to fight climate change, German government climate adviser Hans Joachim Schellnhuber said Friday. Schellnhuber, head of the ...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMThttp://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE5AJ3LH20091120?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29Angela MerkelGerman ships navigate Northeast Passage - but is it a good thing?http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2009/09/09/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 ...Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:16:45 GMThttp://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2009/09/09/german-ships-navigate-northeast-passage-but-is-it-a-good-thing/Delighted Bayern get away with daylight ‘Robery’http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2009/09/01/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 ...Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:32:08 GMThttp://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2009/09/01/delighted-bayern-get-away-with-daylight-robery/Real MadridBayern MunichFußball-BundesligaVfL WolfsburgClimate change opens Arctic’s Northeast passagehttp://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2009/08/22/climate-change-opens-arctics-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 ...Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:07:41 GMThttp://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2009/08/22/climate-change-opens-arctics-northeast-passage/Germany says Opel suitors must improve bidshttp://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2009/08/02/germany_says_opel_suitors_must_improve_bids?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+newsBERLIN (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 ...Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:35:48 GMThttp://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2009/08/02/germany_says_opel_suitors_must_improve_bids?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+newsGeneral MotorsFrank-Walter SteinmeierAngela MerkelSberbankDieter Althaus (politician)Bike commuting = less CO2 + cost savings + good moodhttp://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/blogs/environment/~3/VTvdzl6U7R0/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 ...Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:33:23 GMThttp://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/blogs/environment/~3/VTvdzl6U7R0/Germany: Frustrated Berlin commuters discover pedal powerhttp://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE56U00Y20090731?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNewsBERLIN (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, ...Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:00:00 GMThttp://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE56U00Y20090731?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNewsA speed limit for Germany?http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2009/07/29/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 ...Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:35:53 GMThttp://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2009/07/29/a-speed-limit-for-germany/PorscheBMWAngela MerkelElection year confuses German company rescueshttp://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2009/07/15/election_year_confuses_german_company_rescues?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+newsBERLIN (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 ...Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:54:25 GMThttp://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2009/07/15/election_year_confuses_german_company_rescues?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+newsPorscheAngela MerkelGeneral MotorsHorst SeehoferOne small step for green energy, one giant leap….http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2009/07/14/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. ...Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:28:18 GMThttp://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2009/07/14/one-small-step-for-green-energy-one-giant-leap/Neil ArmstrongJules Verne