Green Options » french http://greenoptions.com/tag/french Posts tagged 'french' Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:57:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Global Warming is Shrinking Sheep and Fish http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/21/global-warming-is-shrinking-sheep-and-fish/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/21/global-warming-is-shrinking-sheep-and-fish/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:57:19 +0000 Andrew Williams http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/21/global-warming-is-shrinking-sheep-and-fish/

Two seperate scientific studies have revealed that global warming is leading to significant reductions in the size of sheep and fish species, more evidence that climate change is forcing a huge range of species to adapt to a hotter world.

The first study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, investigated fish populations in French rivers and the Baltic Sea and discovered that fish are shrinking as their habitats heat up.

Results show that average fish size in many French rivers have declined over the last thirty years, while the geographical range of tiddlers in the Baltic expanded as species such as herring and sprat also shrunk.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/21/global-warming-is-shrinking-sheep-and-fish/feed/ Hopping Mad! French Bus Driver Faces Sack for Frog Rescue http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/04/20/hopping-mad-french-bus-driver-faces-sack-for-frog-rescue/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/04/20/hopping-mad-french-bus-driver-faces-sack-for-frog-rescue/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:14:22 +0000 Andrew Williams http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/04/20/hopping-mad-french-bus-driver-faces-sack-for-frog-rescue/

A French bus driver working in Germany has been suspended from work after she stopped her double-decker bus to save a frog from being flattened under the wheels.

Passengers, already hopping mad because of a 20-minute delay, were incensed when Christina Pommerel, 46, jumped from her seat, rescued the frog, put it in a box and set it free on the side of the road.

Ms Pommerel, who has been driving buses for 13 years in the southern German city of Regensburg, told German daily Die Welt, “I couldn’t just squash it. I did my job and saved a life.”

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/04/20/hopping-mad-french-bus-driver-faces-sack-for-frog-rescue/feed/ Groups Try to Stop Asbestos Ship of Death from Docking in UK http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/02/groups-try-to-stop-asbestos-ship-of-death-from-docking-in-uk/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/02/groups-try-to-stop-asbestos-ship-of-death-from-docking-in-uk/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:12:15 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/02/groups-try-to-stop-asbestos-ship-of-death-from-docking-in-uk/

Environmentalists are organizing a protest against the arrival of a ship in Hartlepool, England from France next week because the ship is loaded with 700 tons of toxic asbestos.

A Hartlepool company has been contracted to dismantle the ship, but environmental groups worry that they do not have the proper equipment or expertise to properly dismantle the ship. Asbestos can cause severe respiratory problems and has been banned in many countries.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/02/02/groups-try-to-stop-asbestos-ship-of-death-from-docking-in-uk/feed/ Lights-Out Across France as Anti-Neon Brigade Grows http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/11/08/lights-out-across-france-as-anti-neon-brigade-grows/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/11/08/lights-out-across-france-as-anti-neon-brigade-grows/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:28:39 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/11/08/lights-out-across-france-as-anti-neon-brigade-grows/

A growing group of environmental activists are taking advantage of emergency power shut-off switches found on the exteriors of businesses throughout France; toting broomsticks, they wander the streets at night to find businesses with neon lights still blazing in the window despite being closed, and simply reach or climb up to switch the power off.

They call themselves Le Clan du Néon and believe they are doing the planet a favor. Thousands of shops across Europe leave their lights on overnight, just as they do in America, unnecessarily eating up tens of gigawatt hours of power every year.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2008/11/08/lights-out-across-france-as-anti-neon-brigade-grows/feed/ France Invests $549 Million in Electric and Hybrid Cars http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/09/france-invests-549-million-in-electric-and-hybrid-cars/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/09/france-invests-549-million-in-electric-and-hybrid-cars/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:42:52 +0000 Andrew Williams http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/09/france-invests-549-million-in-electric-and-hybrid-cars/ The French government announced today that it has earmarked a massive €400 million ($549 million) in state support for the development of electric and hybrid cars. The news comes hot on the heels of key pledges on the development of electric cars from Renault and Peugeot-Citroen that signal a major shift in green transport policy across the country.

Speaking at the Paris Motor Show, President Nicolas Sarkozy said the investment is destined “exclusively for the research and development of non-polluting vehicles.” His comments follow earlier announcements from French carmakers Renault SA and PSA Peugeot Citroen of separate agreements with energy company Electricite de France (EdF) to develop and market green vehicles.

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