GenevaLunch » WWF http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Sun, 27 May 2012 09:11:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no WWF’s 2012 Living Planet report holds little good newshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/15/wwfs-2012-living-planet-report-holds-little-good-news/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/15/wwfs-2012-living-planet-report-holds-little-good-news/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 08:33:53 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=70271 GenevaLunch.com “Our natural capital is declining and our Ecological Footprint is increasing.” GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The message is stark: “Humanity’s demands exceed our planet’s capacity to sustain us. That is, we ask for more than what we have.” The implications are dire: food and water for all will happen only if we manage our resources much better. [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/05/15/wwfs-2012-living-planet-report-holds-little-good-news/feed/ 0 Geneva will turn off its lights Saturday for an hourhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/29/geneva-will-turn-off-its-lights-saturday-for-an-hour/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/29/geneva-will-turn-off-its-lights-saturday-for-an-hour/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:15:08 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=68417 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The city of Geneva is one of 30 in Switzerland that will join the worldwide Earth Hour project and turn out lights on public buildings Saturday 31 March from 20:30 to 21:30. This is the fourth year of Earth Hour, begun by WWF, designed to raise awareness of climate change and the [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/29/geneva-will-turn-off-its-lights-saturday-for-an-hour/feed/ 0 Cleantech’s first rankings out; Switzerland could do betterhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/27/cleantechs-first-rankings-out-switzerland-could-do-better/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/27/cleantechs-first-rankings-out-switzerland-could-do-better/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:01:22 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=66976 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Denmark comes top and Israel second, with Switzerland coming in with an unremarkable if adequate 15th place in a new ranking of world cleantech industries. The report published 27 February, “Coming Clean: The Cleantech Global Innovations Index 2012″ by consultants Cleantech Group was mandated by WWF. It looks at 38 countries, seeking [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/27/cleantechs-first-rankings-out-switzerland-could-do-better/feed/ 0 Calls for Swiss to close Beznau, now the oldest nuclear power plant in worldhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/23/calls-for-swiss-to-close-beznau-now-the-oldest-nuclear-power-plant-in-world/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/23/calls-for-swiss-to-close-beznau-now-the-oldest-nuclear-power-plant-in-world/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:05:12 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=66946 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – A group of environmental organizations that includes WWF called Thursday for Switzerland to close its Beznau nuclear power plant. Switzerland is phasing out nuclear energy but not fast enough, say the groups, who point out that Beznau is now the oldest nuclear power plant in the world, with Oldsbury in England being [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/02/23/calls-for-swiss-to-close-beznau-now-the-oldest-nuclear-power-plant-in-world/feed/ 0 WWF faces off with Bern over energy certificateshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/18/wwf-faces-off-with-bern-over-energy-certificates/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/18/wwf-faces-off-with-bern-over-energy-certificates/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:03:47 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=65369 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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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/18/wwf-faces-off-with-bern-over-energy-certificates/feed/ 0 WWF wins twice, with wolves and windmillshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/12/15/wwf-wins-twice-with-wolves-and-windmills/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/12/15/wwf-wins-twice-with-wolves-and-windmills/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:55:12 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=64704 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – WWF Switzerland is counting two environmental battles won this week. Its fight to see Valais respect the Bern International Treaty that covers the protection of wolves, an endangered species, resulted in a decision by the Sion district tribunal 13 December to condemn former cantonal councilor Jean-René Fournier to 60 days community service, [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/12/15/wwf-wins-twice-with-wolves-and-windmills/feed/ 0 Swiss households’ Christmas lights: 4 weeks equal one town for yearhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/15/swiss-households-christmas-lights-4-weeks-equal-one-town-for-year/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/15/swiss-households-christmas-lights-4-weeks-equal-one-town-for-year/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:07:11 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=63546 GenevaLunch.com WWF suggests ways to reduce electricity consumption but keep holiday lights GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss households, in the five to six weeks around the Christmas holidays, use electricity for decorative lights that is the equivalent of a small town during an entire year. Enough, says environmental group WWF: there are ways to decorate with lights [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/15/swiss-households-christmas-lights-4-weeks-equal-one-town-for-year/feed/ 0 Valais mega-resort project stalled by Swiss high courthttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/31/valais-mega-resort-project-stalled-by-swiss-high-court/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/31/valais-mega-resort-project-stalled-by-swiss-high-court/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:32:23 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=63036 GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The CHF500 million Aminona Luxury Resort project has been put on ice for now by the Swiss Federal Tribunal after a last-minute appeal from environmental groups was accepted. The canton Valais high court in August refused to accept the groups’ objections to the project. The high court also ruled Monday against the [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/31/valais-mega-resort-project-stalled-by-swiss-high-court/feed/ 1 Vettel and WWF agree on rezoning around his househttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/23/vettel-and-wwf-agree-on-rezoning-around-his-house/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/23/vettel-and-wwf-agree-on-rezoning-around-his-house/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:48:54 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=61786 GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – WWF, the environmental group, and German Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel have reached an agreement on the new home he wants to build in Kemmental, canton Thurgau. The two have been at odds since the WWF announced in November 2010 that it would oppose planning permission for his home. Local authorities had [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/23/vettel-and-wwf-agree-on-rezoning-around-his-house/feed/ 0 Migros and WWF band together to teach kids about Swiss mountainshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/12/migros-and-wwf-band-together-to-teach-kids-about-swiss-mountains/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/12/migros-and-wwf-band-together-to-teach-kids-about-swiss-mountains/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:03:21 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=61451 GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – WWF, the environmental organization, and Switzerland’s largest supermarket chain, Migros, are joining forces to help children learn more about and appreciate the Swiss Alps. Mountainmania is a seven-week online quiz programme that kicks off 13 September, designed to teach children more about the Alps. The two organizations are ready to hand out [...]

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