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Green
Due to programming changes, WRS no longer produces Green.
Pete Forster takes a regular look at the environment, the changing global climate and all things green.
Green: Where have all the bees and butterflies gone?
Monday, 27 July, 2009It’s doesn’t get as much press as the financial meltdown but we’re also in the midst of a global pollination crisis. Basel-based agrichemical producer Syngenta has launched a five-year program to help farmers by bringing bees and butterflies back to their fields and surrounding countrysides. Susan Flory talks to the company’s head of corporate responsibility, Juan Gonzalez-Valero, about what exactly Operation Pollination is—and whether they and companies like them aren’t part of the problem.
Monday, 27 July, 2009It’s doesn’t get as much press as the financial meltdown but we’re also in the midst of a global pollination crisis. Basel-based agrichemical producer Syngenta has launched a five-year program to help farmers by bringing bees and butterflies back to their fields and surrounding countrysides. Susan Flory talks to the company’s head of corporate responsibility, Juan Gonzalez-Valero, about what exactly Operation Pollination is—and whether they and companies like them aren’t part of the problem.
Green: Environmental labelling for cars
Monday, 20 July, 2009From 2010, new cars sold in Switzerland will be issued with environmental labels. Pete Forster speaks to Michael Weber of the Department Environment and Transport about what this will mean for Switzerland, a country with a record of high consumption of large, and not always efficient cars.
Monday, 20 July, 2009From 2010, new cars sold in Switzerland will be issued with environmental labels. Pete Forster speaks to Michael Weber of the Department Environment and Transport about what this will mean for Switzerland, a country with a record of high consumption of large, and not always efficient cars.
Green: Will 2010 be the decade of the electric car?
Monday, 13 July, 2009Electric cars are the car of the future. Today…not so much. There are only 513 electric cars on Swiss roads, and precious few of those in private hands. Pete Forster is joined by Urs Schwegler of e-Mobile, the organisation charged with promoting low-emission vehicles in Switzerland. He says when it comes to hype, we’ve been here before.
Monday, 13 July, 2009Electric cars are the car of the future. Today…not so much. There are only 513 electric cars on Swiss roads, and precious few of those in private hands. Pete Forster is joined by Urs Schwegler of e-Mobile, the organisation charged with promoting low-emission vehicles in Switzerland. He says when it comes to hype, we’ve been here before.
Green: Electric bicycles outpace electric cars
Monday, 6 July, 2009There are more electric bikes on Swiss roads every day it seems. Pete Forster recently spoke to Urs Schwegler of e-Mobile, the Swiss association promoting the use of electric and efficient vehicles, about why electric cars haven’t found the same distribution success.
Monday, 6 July, 2009There are more electric bikes on Swiss roads every day it seems. Pete Forster recently spoke to Urs Schwegler of e-Mobile, the Swiss association promoting the use of electric and efficient vehicles, about why electric cars haven’t found the same distribution success.
Green: A new life for old mobile phones
Monday, 22 June, 2009It’s estimated there are around 8 million redundant mobile phones gathering dust in drawers across Switzerland, and a project is underway to rescue these old devices and give them a new lease of life in developing countries. Pete Forster spoke to Tanya Guggenbuhl from the group SolidarComm, who are behind the drive.
Monday, 22 June, 2009It’s estimated there are around 8 million redundant mobile phones gathering dust in drawers across Switzerland, and a project is underway to rescue these old devices and give them a new lease of life in developing countries. Pete Forster spoke to Tanya Guggenbuhl from the group SolidarComm, who are behind the drive.
Green: Street cleaning the green way
Monday, 15 June, 2009Pete Forster hears about the Bucher CityCat, the hydrogen-powered vehicle now in use in the city of Basel’s fleet of street cleaners. With water as its only emission the vehicle is one of the first to become widely-used.
Monday, 15 June, 2009Pete Forster hears about the Bucher CityCat, the hydrogen-powered vehicle now in use in the city of Basel’s fleet of street cleaners. With water as its only emission the vehicle is one of the first to become widely-used.
Green: Swiss dig deep for hot water
Monday, 8 June, 2009The pursuit of geothermal energy as a means to heat water has had a chequered history, with a recent attempt in the Basel area having to be abandoned after it caused an earthquake damaging several properties. A new attempt is being made on the banks of Lake Geneva, and Pete Forster spoke to Charles-Denis Perrin who is leading the latest dig,
Monday, 8 June, 2009The pursuit of geothermal energy as a means to heat water has had a chequered history, with a recent attempt in the Basel area having to be abandoned after it caused an earthquake damaging several properties. A new attempt is being made on the banks of Lake Geneva, and Pete Forster spoke to Charles-Denis Perrin who is leading the latest dig,
Green: Anaerobic digestion
Monday, 25 May, 2009Thought composting was the most environmentally-friendly way to deal with organic waste? Think again. Pete Forster speaks to Caroline Tacchini from the EREP agency who advise people on waste disposal, about the shortcomings of traditional composting techniques and benefits of ’anaerobic digestion’.
Monday, 25 May, 2009Thought composting was the most environmentally-friendly way to deal with organic waste? Think again. Pete Forster speaks to Caroline Tacchini from the EREP agency who advise people on waste disposal, about the shortcomings of traditional composting techniques and benefits of ’anaerobic digestion’.
Green: Electric bicycles
Monday, 18 May, 2009You can’t escape them. Everywhere you look, you see people peddling away and gliding with unjustified speed up hills thanks to the battery powered motor on their bike. The age of the electric bike seems to be very much upon us. On the first edition of the new weekly environmental podcast Green, Pete Forster spoke to the owner of Easybikes in Lausanne. He started by asking why the bikes—which cost around CHF 3,000 for a basic model—are so expensive?
Monday, 18 May, 2009You can’t escape them. Everywhere you look, you see people peddling away and gliding with unjustified speed up hills thanks to the battery powered motor on their bike. The age of the electric bike seems to be very much upon us. On the first edition of the new weekly environmental podcast Green, Pete Forster spoke to the owner of Easybikes in Lausanne. He started by asking why the bikes—which cost around CHF 3,000 for a basic model—are so expensive?
