Gunboat diplomacy off the Channel Islands
The U.K. and France are engaged in a standoff over post-Brexit fishing rights around the British Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey.
Economy
Ecologists hold up Nord Stream 2
A legal action launched by a German environmental NGO Nabu has caused the suspension of the work on the much tormented pipeline. According to Nabu the pipeline could destroy marine habitat.
French production: truths and lies
A few small events show us that the French as a whole, their elected officials, their journalists and commentators have rather blurred views on what it means to produce French.
Vaccination: the comfortable remuneration of doctors
To put an end to the “windfall effect” of vaccination for health professionals, the French health insurance system has introduced a fixed fee per session since April 15.
Hydrogen trains: a gadget for the greenies?
The SNCF today announced an order for 14 TER trains with mixed power. The electric motors of these trains can be powered either by the catenary or by a hydrogen fuel cell that will take over on non-electrified tracks.
Selestat in Alsace: a case of bird flu
Establishment of a temporary control zone following a case of avian influenza in wildlife in the commune of Sélestat, Bas-Rhin.
Wind farm condemned for destruction of protected species
In Aumelas, in the Hérault region of France, the 31 wind turbines operated by 7 subsidiaries of the EDF company are the cause of a veritable massacre of protected birds, including the Lesser kestrel.
Strasbourg : fire on the site of the company OVH Cloud
Significant material and human resources were deployed during the night of Tuesday to Wednesday to contain a major fire on the site of the company OVH, which specializes in hosting computer servers, rue du Bassin de l’industrie in Strasbourg. Major damage but no injuries.
Fukushima, 10 years later: what lessons for France?
The catastrophe in Fukushima, Japan, on March 11, 2011, is a major nuclear accident that … Read more
The first Zero Covid experimental restaurant is in Alsace
The Maison des Têtes in Colmar is the first innovative restaurant that concentrates unique technological solutions in the world around 5 areas of prevention.
Bure: “Radioactive waste, 100,000 years under our feet? »
On January 13, the Environmental Authority issued a qualified explosive opinion concerning the Cigéo Industrial Geological Storage Centre project between Meuse and Haute-Marne. To fully understand the issues at stake, it is necessary to see or watch again the film by Dominique Hennequin (Nomades TV) in free access below.
COVID-19: the guilty meals?
Three scientists demonstrate here in a masterly way that the coronavirus could be transmitted essentially by large sputters to the glass and to the plate during meals. They also explain how to protect oneself from it. Cross interview.