Green Austria
30. 01. 12 - 09:07
Windfarm on hold over bird highway row
A windfarm project on the top of an Austrian mountain has not been switched on over fears that it is in the middle of a key bird migration route and that the spinning blades could lead to thousands of bird deaths.
Southeast Austria feeling the effects of climate change
Temperatures are rising at a rate three times higher than the rest of the world in Southeast Styria. [...]
An Austrian took over the top slot for the ‘Google Doodle’ this week - with the search engine altering it's logo to honour the father of modern geneti [...]
Troops called in to scare storks with eye contact
Austrian troops ordered into action to stop a colony of storks from forcing the closure of an air show have been banned from using their guns – and to [...]
Alpine village celebrates a €17m meadow
Meet the cows that live on the world's most expensive pasture. [...]
Chances Emerge from Erupting Volcano!
The fragility of planet Earth exposed by the Icelandic eruption asks serious questions of our risk management even greater than those posed by the cra [...]
New study shows heat loving bacteria has origins in oil spri
Heat-loving bacteria found in the Arctic seabed have their origins in oil springs and the depths of the Earth's crust. This is the finding of a projec [...]
Recession slashes power consumption
Power consumption plunged this year amid an industry downturn because of the recession, the Association of Austrian Electricity Enterprises (VEÖ) said [...]
Insurance firm wants more 'green' car repair
The Vienna insurance firm Allianz has called for more environmentally-friendly car repair. [...]
Nuclear plant expansion protest backed by 204,000 Viennese
More than 200,000 Vienna residents have signed a petition against the controversial expansion of a nuclear power plant in Slovakia, a city councillor [...]
Closure of Vienna Ring causes political firestorm
Politicians have hit out after Vienna's Ringstraße was shut down yesterday (Tues) to mark an EU-wide car free day. [...]
An embattled automotive industry descended on Frankfurt this week for the 63rd Frankfurt Motor Show IAA 2009. [...]
Fridge and freezer scrappage scheme launched
Austrian authorities have launched a new scrappage scheme for old refrigerators and freezers. [...]
WWF warning over hydroelectric plants
The WWF has warned against the construction of more hydroelectric plants in Austria as it says the country’s rivers are in a "dramatic" state. [...]
Greenpeace backing CO2 seals for foodstuffs
Greenpeace Austria has said it is in talks with supermarket chains over the placement of CO2 seals on food products. [...]
Austrian shares experiences living in the Canadian outback
Winters with temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees centigrade. Not a soul within 20 kilometres. And the occasional brown bear ogling through the kit [...]
Green Heart of Austria Goes to China
Austrian companies from Styria, the Green Heart of Austria, traveled on a trade mission to China the last 2 weeks visiting Hong Zhou, Shanghai, Tianji [...]
Lower speed limit reduces fine-dust pollution
Lowering motorway speed limits will cut pollution, a new study has claimed. [...]
Alliance blames industrialised nations for climate change
Austrian environmental groups have launched a fresh attack on industrialised nations ahead of the Copenhagen climate change conference next month. [...]