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☆ 5 killed after floods engulf southern Germany
  + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Billy Stockwell | Inke Kappeler | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
CNN —Five people have died and thousands were evacuated in southern Germany after heavy rainfall hit the region and caused vast floods, prompting warnings from senior officials that the climate crisis was set to worsen extreme weather in the country. After heavy rainfall, the German Armed Forces has sent 800 personnel to the region to help with rescue efforts. Record floods occur every few years … record rainfall every few years,” Habeck, of the Greens Party, told broadcaster n-tv. Deadly floods hit Western Europe in 2021, with at least 220 people killed between July 12 and 15, mostly in Germany. Other areas of Europe have also been affected by heavy rainfall in recent days.
Persons: Juergen Weiss, Thomas Niedermueller, Armin Weigel, Olaf Scholz, ” Scholz, Robert Habeck, ” Habeck, HINA, CNN’s Barbie Nadeau, Louis Mian Organizations: CNN, Bavarian firefighters, Authorities, German Armed Forces, Bavarian, Environmental Office, Economy, Greens Party, Firefighters, Sunday, RTV SLO Locations: Germany, Bavaria, Baden, Wuerttemberg, Regensburg, Rudersberg, Bavarian, Passau, Europe, Udine, Northeastern Italy, Slovenia, Gornja Radgona, Austrian, Zagorje county
☆ People with shovels descended on a protected sand dune after influencers said they'd buried $1,000 in a suitcase there
  + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewThe organizers of a Canary Islands music festival have been fined after a promotional stunt saw dozens of people trying to find a suitcase with 1,000 euros, about $1,085, buried in a protected sand dune, according to local reports. The event aimed to create buzz around the DN7 Festival, set to be held in March at a stadium in Maspalomas, a tourist resort on Gran Canaria, El País reported. The dunes are considered a special natural reserve with "incalculable ecological value," according to the official tourism website for the island. Even so, Gran Canaria said it was fining the festival roughly $650 for breaking the rules, according to the outlet.
Persons: —, El País, Maspalomas, ross, ona Organizations: Service, Canary, Gran Canaria, Business Locations: Maspalomas, Gran, El, London, las
☆ Endangered lioness killed after escaping farm in South Korea
  + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Jessie Yeung Gawon Bae | Jessie Yeung | Gawon Bae | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
Seoul, South Korea CNN —An endangered lioness was shot dead in South Korea on Monday, an hour after escaping a private farm, according to local officials. The lioness escaped its cage Monday morning in Goryeong county, in North Gyeongsang Province, about 300 kilometers (about 186 miles) south of the capital Seoul, according to a county official. Photos released by the fire service show the lioness before she was killed, peering out from a tangle of bushes and leaves. The private farm also owns cows, but has no other lion or lionesses, said the county official. The lioness had been registered with the Daegu Regional Environmental Office as an international endangered species, an official from the agency confirmed to CNN.
Organizations: South Korea CNN, Authorities, Environmental Office, CNN, Lions, International Union for Conservation, Nature’s Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Goryeong county, North Gyeongsang Province, Daegu
☆ Northvolt, a $12 billion startup founded by an ex-Tesla VP, thinks crushing and shredding old batteries is the way to make electric vehicles truly sustainable
  + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
NorthvoltHow Northvolt's process worksNorthvolt's recycling process, which was dreamed up in 2018 and planned and tested in the following years, involves crushing, shredding, and filtering dismantled batteries. Northvolt is left with a black powder called black mass, which contains nickel, manganese, cobalt, and lithium. Once Northvolt's latest venture, Revolt Ett, is up and running at full capacity, it's expected to recycle 125,000 tons of battery materials each year. Cylindrical cells; shredded pieces of steel, copper, aluminium, plastic, and black mass from mechanical recycling; black mass; and a mix of nickel, manganese, and cobalt sulfates. The Hydrovolt pilot runs Northvolt's recycling process up to the black-mass stage.
☆ COP27: Activists hoped Egypt would bring a focus on Africa. They were disappointed
  + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +10 min
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt CNN —The crowd was loving what Bhekumuzi Bhebhe had to say, cheering loudly as he yelled “don’t gas Africa!” into the megaphone. Bhekumuzi Bhebhe speaks at a protest against the development of new fossil fuel projects in Africa. Experts and activists are stressing that many African countries are getting locked in fossil fuel investments that are polluting and will likely prove uneconomical in a few years. “Africa has contributed very little to the climate problem, but the fossil fuel companies are using that to their advantage. What Elmaawi, Adow and other activists want is for the COP27 conference to help African countries foster more investment into renewable energy.
☆ 6 critical areas where sustainable companies should invest their time, resources, and money
  + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Hitachi With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Following this, Hitachi released their "Hitachi Sustainability Report 2022." The "Hitachi Sustainable Report 2022" highlights the specific measures the company is taking to promote sustainable management under the newly strengthened sustainability management structure. Within, Hitachi clarifies six critical issues (material topics) in sustainable management considering global initiatives and the expectations and needs of stakeholders. 6 critical issues in sustainable managementHitachiFor a recap of Hitachi's presence at Climate Week NYC, click here. To view the comprehensive report, see Hitachi's Sustainability Report 2022.
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