The big business of the recycling industry

Hi.
This is a post I wanted to make already a few days ago. Because I read an article about a big recycling plant in Germany which is that huge and innovative that there is not enough waste in Germany to run it profitable. So they are obliged to buy the waste from the neighbouring countries. [...]

Ecological Footprint: How many people can the planet bare??

Considering the current turbulences and the raising food prices, one important question will arise: How many people can live in this world??
It is incontestable that, if everyone would live like the average western European, we would need approximately 5 times the world. This is what researches of the UNO are making us believe.
Therefore a new [...]

Watch “Fueling change”

I just wanted to make a recommendation for a film to watch. The title is “Fueling change” and it will be shown on CNN next week. I saw the preview yesterday and I think it will be worth to watch it. It is about the benefits of biodiesel. You can also see it on Youtube: [...]

Starbucks CSR…?

Hello again to everyone,
I just wanted to write a small post today with regards to Starbucks being a “good” (opposed to bad or ugly) company, in terms of CSR. Last year I watched a documentary on the coffee industry called: Black Gold, which has won international awards in Australia, Brazil and Europe. I found [...]

China’s pollution crisis

Hello everyone,
when we made some research on the pollution crisis in China this afternoon, I discovered a  very interesting serie of articles, videos and interactive graphics on the website of The New York Times. It has 10 parts and illustrates quiet well how everything is related one to the other- pollution, water&food supply, health problems, employement, quality of life, [...]