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WWF faces off with Bern over energy certificates

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:03:47 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland is turning to energy certificates from outside the country to make its CO2 quota for 2008-2012, and environmental group WWF is not happy about it. The Swiss Federal Council announced Tuesday 17 January that it is signing a new contract with the Climate Cent Foundation to increase its engagement by one [...]

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Swiss Post’s famous yellow vehicles get green tint

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:29:31 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss Post buildings and vehicles are about to shift firmly into ecology gear, with the group’s announcement that all of its letter delivery scooters will soon be electric and 20 of its premises will see photovoltaic systems installed on their rooftops. The group has until now relied on hydroelectric and wind power. [...]

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A touch of good news from the Swiss tax man

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:29:48 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Federal tax to take into account unchanging purchasing power BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss purchasing power has not increased for Swiss consumers, with the CPI (consumer price index) needle barely moving, so while some households will have seen their income increase slightly, their purchasing power has not. To offset the effecct of this, the federal income [...]

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W Lausanne anti-noise panels delayed due to 4th rail line

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:40:43 +0000

GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Panels to reduce noise from trains on the east side of Lausanne, in the direction of canton Valais, were approved in June 2011 after a five-year review, but new panels to the west of the station will have to wait, the Federal Transport Office said Thursday 4 August. The delay is due [...]

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Chocolate industry sends good news

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:15:50 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Zurich / Vevey, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The global economic crisis may have served up stress and more stress to many people, but the Swiss chocolate industry appears to be sailing happily through it: Barry Callebaut sales in 2008-2009 rose 4.1 percent in a world market that contracted by 2 percent last year. The Zurich-based company [...]