Athens :: Greece
| updated Sat Oct 31 06:40:42 -0700 2009
| green-news
An observation and commentary on the times --- Writer, artist, teacher, scholar and humanitarian Esther Warner Dendel (1910-2002) once wrote - “It takes a certain maturity of mind to accept that nature works as steadily in rust as in rose...
Over 2000 firefighters, soldiers, and volunteers began battling the inferno in Greece again Monday morning, using water-dropping aircraft and helicopters from France, Italy and Cyprus. The monster blaze near Athens prompted the evacuation of almost 20,000 people, according to CNN...
Athens :: Greece
| updated Sun Oct 11 17:50:03 -0700 2009
| green-news
Roof greening is as old as the hills, literally. So called human civilisation has passed through three distinct stages of development1 The first stage of development and differentiation from the rest of the animal kingdom was the rise of the...
Roof greening is as old as the hills, literally. So called human civilisation has passed through three distinct stages of development1 The first stage of development and differentiation from the rest of the animal kingdom was the rise of the...
Indoor smoking bans resulted in outdoor smoking areas but they may be creating a new health hazard, U.S. researchers suggest. "Indoor smoking bans have helped to create more of these outdoor environments where people are exposed to secondhand smoke," study...
The draft law which is about to be submitted for public consultation will reduce the time required for licensing from 3-5 years to 8-10 months, the minister said, adding that �there is tremendous investor interest but too much bureaucracy.� There...
Athens :: Greece
| updated Sat Dec 05 01:46:59 -0800 2009
| green-news
Cassandra, the first of Halkidiki�s three prongs, was devastated by a wildfire in August 2006, which destroyed some 5,000 hectares of dense forest. However, Halkidiki Prefect Asterios Zografos revealed yesterday that about 85 percent of the forest has begun to...
MIG said it has signed a memorandum of understanding on the joint venture to be named Veolia-MIG Greece. Veolia will control 51 percent of the joint venture with the remaining stake held by MIG. �The new company will pursue activities...
Athens :: Greece
| updated Sat Nov 28 04:06:59 -0800 2009
| green-news
Maria Damanaki was yesterday nominated European commissioner for maritime affairs and fisheries, a key portfolio in Brussels with particular interest for Greece, where commercial shipping makes a significant contribution to the economy. Synaspismos in the early 1990s, was named as...
Athens :: Greece
| updated Sat Nov 28 04:06:39 -0800 2009
| green-news
In fact, Andreas Andreadakis, general secretary for water at the ministry, has even said that it has not been ascertained that there is any water shortage in Thessaly. On the other hand, Infrastructure Minister Dimitris Reppas insists the project will...
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