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electrofair 2011 inaugurated

2nd Electrofair, RPPs issue is over: Cheema Karachi, Pakistan 27/09/2011

by Jamal786 in Pakistan on 27/09/2011

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Autumn in Dhaka - The season of romanticisms

The sculpture 'Borsha Rani' by artist Mrinal Haque. Dhaka, September 14th 2011

by safin ahmed in Bangladesh on 14/09/2011

Greenpeace activists squatted the famous Brandenburg Gate, near the parliament building and a symbol for the former divided city. On banners they demanded that Germany stop using nuclear power plants immediately. Berlin, Germany. 29th May 2011

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Greenpeace squat Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to stop Nuclear Power

Greenpeace activists squatted the famous Brandenburg Gate, near the parliament building and a symbol for the former divided city. On banners they...

by Thorsten Strasas in Germany on 29/05/2011

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Kite Festival during Makar Sankranti
Locals take part in Makar Sankranti, an annual kite festival relating to health and wealth. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 15th January 2012
Jaded Romney Finds The Going Tough
A clearly tired Mitt Romney gave a lackluster performance in the Rochester Opera House. This was Romney light – an abridged version of the stirring rallies earlier this week. Rochester,...
Qatar cooling technology in focus at Aspire4Sport
Michael Beaven of Arup Associates, the company at the heart of the ground-breaking technology, will be speaking on the topic ‘Stadium Cooling - comfort in extreme climates’ at the Desig...
Environmentalists Protest Against Biofuel Subsidies
Protesters came from around the country to protest at UK government support for biofuel energy production which causes deforestation and climate change, cuts food production and threate...
Electric vehicles in oil rich Qatar - Doha
Electrical and solar powered vehicles on display in Qatar during the coQ Qatar International Environment Protection Exhibition and Conference 2011 at Doha exhibition center. 17th Octobe...
Inauguration of first charging station and ecological taxis in Mexico
The mayor of Mexico City, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon entered the first three units with zero emissions technology and in turn opened the first station to recharge these vehicles. Mexico Ci...
electrofair 2011 inaugurated
2nd Electrofair, RPPs issue is over: Cheema Karachi, Pakistan 27/09/2011
All-Candidates Round Table Discussion
Kingston and the Islands Candidates meet for a round table discussion at Days-Inn in Kingston, Ontario. 15th September 2011
Autumn in Dhaka - The season of romanticisms
The sculpture 'Borsha Rani' by artist Mrinal Haque. Dhaka, September 14th 2011
Tower Bridge opens for the Big Fish Super Yacht
Tower Bridge was opened for a super yacht named the Big Fish. The boat won the Most Innovative Yacht Design of the Year - Boating Asia Awards 2011 and the Best M/Y Under 500grt - World ...
The Good Forecast solar panels in Kenya
Video: A Dutch company has opened a solar panel factory for the local market. 35 staff members work at the factory in the Kenyan town of Naivasha. The idea is to produce 250,000 solar p...
Muslims prepare for Ramadan.
Pakistani Muslims are shopping and preparing for the Holy month of Ramadan. They are buying dates and different Items from the markets in Karachi, Pakistan. 31 July 2011
The first ecological chocolate plant of Northern Europe
Representatives of the government deliver a certificate of Eco-management as part of an Audit Scheme (EMAS) at the Chocolate Belvès, awarding them on their ecological management. 13th M...
Energy in South Africa
Energy in South Africa: Solar panels in Khayelitsha, Electricity towers, Electricity towers, Twin cooling Towers, Chevron Oil Refinery. 13th June 2011
Irrigation farming in Malawi
For the past five years, Malawi has managed to achieve food security. There have been efforts to encourage irrigation farming to supplement rain fed agriculture. Lilongwe, Malawi. 27th ...
Greenpeace squat Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to stop Nuclear Power
Greenpeace activists squatted the famous Brandenburg Gate, near the parliament building and a symbol for the former divided city. On banners they demanded that Germany stop using nuclea...
25,000 join anti-nuclear power protests - Berlin
About 25,000 people protested against nuclear power plants. Protests in over 20 cities with more than 160,000 people took place the day before the German government discusses an exit st...
Protest against nuclear power - Hamburg
Protest march against nuclear power from downtown to the Reeperbahn and then to the fish market at the Elbe. Hamburg, Germany. 28th May 2011
Demonstration in Madrid against nuclear energy (4)
Demonstrators in Madrid protested against nuclear energy. Starting from the Puerta de Toledo, they marched to Sol and remembered the victims of the tragedy of Fukushima.
Demonstration in Madrid against nuclear energy (3)
In Madrid's Plaza de Sol, two demonstrations coincided, one against nuclear energy, the other against the dismissal of landfills, convened by the CCOO and UGT.