Air pollution in Switzerland
One doesn't have to travel all the way to India to see the pollution. This picture was taken overlooking Lake Geneva, Switzerland, on a winter day when the air pollution becomes visible as a brown cloud.
Air Pollution
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Feb 27
"Experts call for sharp cut to CO2 emissions"
Zurich's Federal Institute of Technology (the Swiss equivalent to the MIT) published a strategy paper last Monday that calls to "limit CO2 emissions to one ton per person per year by the end of the century - if the planet's population increases to ten billion as foreseen." They want to achieve this goal with the three "E"'s:
Increased efficiency of energy conversion at all steps of the supply chain, the rapid introduction of renewable energies, and the increased consumption of electricity at the end-user level. Read on...
May 31
"Biofuels were a mistake"
Nicolas Hayek, the man who turned the "Swatch" into a success, has a very good point that biofuels still pollute the atmosphere and are not the solution. He now founded a new company, Belenos Clean Power, that focuses on hydrogen-powered cars.
According to the article, "Hayek believes a new generation of hydrogen-powered cars could be on the market within three years." Great news!
Read here the whole article:
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/search/Result.html?siteSect=882&ty=st&sid=91...
Apr 21
Europe's highest Solar Plant inaugurated near Matterhorn
Europe's highest Solar Plant was inaugurated today on the Little Matterhorn, Switzerland. The power plant is located at an altitude of 3'883 meters (approx. 12440 feet) and has a size of 200 square meters (approx. 2150 square feet). It produces 22 kilowatts per year which is equivalent to the annual consumption of 12 households. It is said that the power production is twice as much as comparable plants in lower altitudes due to the lack of air pollution, the presence of lower temperatures and snow reflection. Read on...
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