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Posts Tagged ‘Hamburg’
Animals, Nature, Pollution, May 15th, 2012,
Fishermen in Germany are blaming swimmers for peeing in a lake near Hamburg, resulting in the deaths of some 500 fish. The fishermen contend that the large amount of phosphates contained in urine have caused large amounts of algae to grow, suffocating many fish. Though there may be a scientific basis to the fishermen’s anti-bathers claims, Hamburg’s Urban Development and Environment Authority (BSU) contends that it’s ice skaters who are at fault. From The Local: The ice-skaters make a noise that wakes the fish out of hibernation. Then they can’t breathe and freeze. That’s a very common phenomenon. –BSU spokeswoman…
Tags: deaths, fish, Hamburg, lake, pee
Climate Change, Green living, Videos & Documentaries, Jan 15th, 2012,
A solar powered tourist boat, energy efficient office buildings, solar and wind power projects; and greener transport plans are just some of the reasons that Hamburg, Germany has won the title for European Green Capital of 2011. But does this industrial European port city have what it takes to live up to the eco-city image it promotes? Hamburg has scooped up the title European green capital for 2011. The northern German port city convinced the jury by presenting itself not as a green oasis but rather as a thriving industrial metropolis which has risen to the challenge of…
Tags: 2011, eco-city, European Green Capital, Germany, Hamburg
