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Environmental test chamber producer plans $26M expansion in Kentwood
Grand Rapids Business Journal - Michigan
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August 21, 2025
A producer of environmental test chambers that simulate conditions and climates for various industries will expand its Kentwood operations with the construction of a $25.6 million, 125,000-square-foot facility. Weiss Technik North America’s (WNA)...
German NGOs Call for Release of Armenian POWs and Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan
Aravot
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Jonathan Spangenberg’s post Federal Foreign Office To Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Johann Wadephul Dear Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Wadephul, As the undersigned organizations, we are writing to you with an urgent human...
German environment agency warns against overreliance on CO₂ storage
Clean Energy Wire
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August 21, 2025
Germany must not rely too heavily on carbon capture and storage (CCS) to meet its climate goals, warned the head of the country’s environment agency UBA following the government’s recent push to expand the technology. While CCS has a role to play,...
Cheap air fares still harming environmental efforts: Greenpeace
Railway Technology
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August 21, 2025
Global environmental pressure group Greenpeace has found “a slightly positive trend” in transport ticket pricing, but the difference between rail and air prices is still “distorted” in favour of cheap flights. Flying Cheap, Paying Dear is the...
PFC inks loan pact worth EUR 150 million with German lender KfW
The Economic Times
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August 21, 2025
State-owned power sector finance firm PFC on Thursday said it signed a loan agreement worth EUR 150 million with German lender KfW to fund projects under a government's scheme to revamp electricity distribution in the country. The loan agreement...
Antarctica's pristine environment threatened by tourism and research
The Manila Times
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August 21, 2025
(UPDATE) SANTIAGO — Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), a fresh blow for one of Earth’s most pristine environments already threatened...
Fire at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Germany Leads to Partial Evacuation
Auto 123
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August 21, 2025
Tesla had to evacuate part of its Gigafactory assembly plant in Gruenheide, near Berlin, after a fire broke out on August 18 in a building where battery modules are processed, reports the Handelsblatt daily. According to initial reports, no...
Germany's Ecosia proposes stewardship to run Google Chrome
The Malaysian Star
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August 21, 2025
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Germany's Ecosia, a nonprofit search engine, said on Thursday it has submitted a proposal to assume a 10-year stewardship of Alphabet's Google Chrome web browser. According to the proposal, Google would legally separate Chrome...
Battling Firefighter Burnout in the Era of Climate Change
Atmos
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August 21, 2025
Silence around mental health in the service is often mistaken for dutiful stoicism, Hawkins said. Vulnerability is rarely voiced, and when it is, it’s often brushed aside. Hawkins admits she’s had to “suck it up” during difficult times. And yet,...
Duolingo apologises after app calls JK Rowling ‘mean’ in German lesson
The Independent
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August 21, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Germany has its first green ship recycling facility
Offshore Energy
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August 21, 2025
For the first time, it will be possible to recycle vessels in Germany rather than sending them to South Asia for demolition. Illustration only. Courtesy of IMO EWD Benli Recycling, part of Emden-based shipyard Emden Werft und Dock (EWD), received...
€55 Million EU-Germany Deal Powers Kenya’s Green Energy Future
Capital FM Kenya
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August 21, 2025
NAIROBI, August 21, 2025 — The government renewable energy ambitions received a significant boost after Team Europe signed two key financing agreements worth €55 million under the EU’s Global Gateway strategy, reinforcing its commitment to Kenya’s...
The German subscription market: An overview
Internet Retailing
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August 21, 2025
In an excerpt from the recently published RetailX Germany100 360 Report, we find that German consumers are embracing the idea of regular deliveries of both essential everyday items and luxuries. Driven by a combination of digitalisation, changes...
Germany's businesses want Berlin to walk its talk
CNBC
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August 21, 2025
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) gives a press statement at the Willard Hotel. Kay Nietfeld/dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany's new government has been in power for just over 100 days now, and business leaders say its time to...
German firm gives 'second life' to used EV batteries
TUKO
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August 21, 2025
'We want to ensure European sovereignty in energy supply,' says Voltfang chief David Oudsandji. Photo: Ina FASSBENDER / AFP Source: AFP A German company is putting used electric vehicle batteries to new use by stacking them into fridge-size units...
Tesla's Gigafactory In Germany Evacuated After Fire Incident Involving Battery Cells: Report
Benzinga
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August 21, 2025
Tesla Inc.'s TSLA gigafactory in Germany was evacuated by authorities following a fire incident at the facility. Limited Access To Tesla's Factory The factory has been evacuated since Monday, with access to the compound in the Grünheide...
The UN-backed climate investors’ group that invested in... fossil fuels
Vox Europ
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August 21, 2025
Fact check: In December 2020, a group of big players in international finance launched the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative. They committed their firms to “supporting the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or earlier, in line with...
Ukrainian suspected in the Nord Stream pipeline blasts arrested in Italy, German prosecutors say
The Independent
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August 21, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
‘Proxy war’ – Turkish TikTok makeup row exposes tensions with German diaspora
The Guardian
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August 21, 2025
It all began when Meri, a TikTok influencer from Turkey, mocked the makeup of Turkish women living in Germany. They were, she claimed, instantly recognisable by their bronzer, thick blush, false eyelashes and plumped lips. And the look favoured by...
German court upholds Buchenwald keffiyeh ban
Euro Weekly News
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August 20, 2025
A German court has ruled that the Buchenwald concentration camp memorial may refuse entry to visitors wearing Palestinian keffiyehs, backing the site’s right to restrict political symbols on its grounds. The case was triggered when a woman was...