SPIEGEL ONLINE - 07.03.2013
Until recently, European companies could import illegally felled lumber with no fear of prosecution. New EU regulations are meant to take a tougher stance, but individual member states still write most of their own rules. Critics say Germany is falling short. By Jürgen Dahlkamp and Jörg Schmitt more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 06.03.2013
China's power plants and factories are spewing out toxic emissions and covering the country with smog and grime. For the new leadership, protecting the neglected environment has become a question of preserving its power. By Bernhard Zand more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 28.02.2013
A forest is being planted in central Milan, but it won't look like a typical wooded landscape. Architects in the Italian city have created "Vertical Forest" residential towers that aim to bring a bit of nature back to the concrete jungle. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 26.02.2013
Chancellor Angela Merkel's government on Monday took an important step toward establishing regulations for fracking, the controversial method of exploiting unconventional gas deposits. A natural gas boom similar to the one in the US seems unlikely. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 22.02.2013
Research published Thursday in the journal Science says that even slightly warmer temperatures could start melting permafrost, which in turn threatens to trigger the release of huge amounts of greenhouse gases trapped in ice. By Christoph Seidler more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 21.02.2013
Some 126,000 barrels of nuclear waste have been dumped in the Asse II salt mine over the last 50 years. German politicians are pushing for a law promising their removal. But the safety, technical and financial hurdles are enormous, and experts warn that removal is more dangerous than leaving them put. By Michael Fröhlingsdorf, Udo Ludwig and Alfred Weinzierl more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 14.02.2013
Germans are wary of fracking, but that hasn't stopped Berlin from moving ahead to create legal guidelines for the controversial natural gas extraction method. The opposition is up in arms and the issue could dog Chancellor Merkel as she campaigns for re-election. By Lazar Backovic, Michael Kröger and Annett Meiritz more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 14.02.2013
The infamous oil tanker Exxon Valdez is almost completely gone, most of it having already been recycled in India's voracious steel mills. But its dismantling on a beach in India has once again highlighted the dangers, both environmental and physical, associated with the booming ship-breaking industry. By Isabell Hülsen, Wieland Wagner and Bernhard Zand more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 08.02.2013
Germany's governing coalition wants to quickly put an end to a virtual moratorium on the controversial shale gas extraction method of fracking in the country, SPIEGEL has learned. Officials want to have plans finished before the federal election this autumn. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE - 05.02.2013
European Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos wants to reform Europe's agricultural policy, but resistance from the farming lobby threatens to derail his plans. It will be to the detriment of citizens, who are expected to pay for a highly subsidized industry that is harmful to the environment. By Susanne Amann, Jörg Schindler and Christoph Schult more... [ Forum ]
