Cattle slaughter scientifically unjustified
The systematic slaughter of cows due to lumpy skin disease (LDS) can be considered a scandal for a number of scientific, ethical, economic and health reasons.
Environment
An electric car ? No, thanks !
While the electric car is still heralded as the future of mobility, warning signs are multiplying across Europe. Between massive recalls, plant closures and doubts about economic and ecological viability, one worrying conclusion is emerging: electric cars could well be a costly illusion.
Energy: Another scenario is possible
Cérémé, an independent think tank, calls for an urgent strategic reorientation, based on rational, economically viable and ecologically efficient choices, to guarantee France’s energy future. Explanations and interview with Bruno Ladsous, director and president of the Vent de Colère federation.
Comus (11): The small village that doesn’t experience heat waves
It’s very hot everywhere in France. But not in this little village in the Aude Pyrenees, where the weather is pleasant and even a little cool!!!
UFC-Que Choisir files a complaint against Nestlé and several ministers
UFC-Que Choisir has lodged a complaint against Nestlé Waters and several members of the government, following revelations about the illegal use of microfiltration for so-called “natural mineral” waters, notably Perrier.
The administrative court invalidates the A69 project: now what?
After two years of legal wrangling, the Toulouse Administrative Court ruled that the Toulouse-Castres freeway project was illegal, finding that there was no “imperative reason of overriding public interest”. Other complaints are pending.
Some memorable winters
It’s a little chilly in France at the end of 2024. But if the cold of yesteryear were to fall upon us, it would cause thousands of deaths. Here’s a reminder…
An underground ocean three times larger than all our oceans combined
A revolutionary discovery has turned our understanding of the Earth’s hydrosphere on its head: a gigantic reservoir of water, hidden between 400 and 600 kilometers below the surface, is thought to contain three times as much water as all the Earth’s oceans.
Toxic cloud over France
A cloud of sulfur dioxide hangs over France until Tuesday. It comes from an Icelandic volcano that erupted on Thursday. A few precautions to take
Gard department : six people, including two children, reported missing
The cars in which they were travelling were swept away by the floods. Twelve departments have been placed on orange alert.
Can Covid-19 be treated with herbs?
According to a study published in the journal Viruses, ten medicinal plants have been shown to effectively combat SARS-CoV-2.
But why is it so hot?
July 2023 is set to become the hottest July on record, according to the European observatory Copernicus. Why is this?