Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
As a preparation for Frankfurt’s “Herbs Day,” more than five hundred children made propellers and planted them in a field in Frankfurt’s Bonames district.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Austria
Let's explore the concept of a single-family passive house: is a future without residential dependence on fossil fuels possible?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
A tiny urban nook yields an enormous amount of living and working space, winning environmental awards to boot.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
When it comes to the climate crisis, hope isn't necessarily the first thing that springs to mind. However, there have been some encouraging developments. Here are five examples.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
In this video, physicist and author Harald Lesch talks about how Germany could phase out coal and nuclear power completely and still meet all of its energy needs.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Germany is not a big enough country to devote all of its land to creating renewable energy – but there is another place with vast expanses of empty space and limitless sunshine.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
In this presentation from TEDxMünchen, Milena Glimbovski speaks about the topic of recycling, and how she became involved in the fight against excessive packaging.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Milena Glimbovski speaks about the process of starting Original Unverpackt, a supermarket in Berlin's Kreuzberg neighborhood that sells food only in bulk or in recyclable containers.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Does this sound familiar? The lights are all on, the computer is running and next to it the radio is blaring, the heat is on full and the window is wide open. It's your kid's room, and he isn't even home! Hessian Environmental Minister Priska Hinz is trying to change all of that with sustainability projects in the classroom.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
We know that cities use machines to clean the streets, but did you know that specially-designed sidewalks can clean the air we breathe? Learn about the new way that the city of Frankfurt is working to improve the environment in this fascinating report from Rhein-Main TV. Umweltverschmutzung? Nein danke!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany South German
Separating your trash and recycling incorrectly can get expensive: Judge Alexander Hold sheds light on the legal realities of waste separation.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Over two hundred young people campaigned for sustainability at the first Youth Forum 2010 in Hessen. The on-the-spot actions were the highlight here, such as the Contra-Plastic Bag action, where the youths approach passers-by and offer them cloth bags in exchange for their plastic bags.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian High German
On a Sunday evening around 6 p.m., there was an earthquake in South Hesse, with the epicenter in Ober-Ramstadt near Darmstadt. With a strength of 3.2 on the Richter Scale, there was no major damage reported, but the quake certainly gave some of the residents quite a scare!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
For the third time, the Day of Sustainability took place through the German state of Hesse. It is intended to inform people about sustainable lifestyles, with this year's motto: Regional, conscientious and fair — sustainable consumption in Hesse. A report from rheinmaintv.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
With temperatures of 20° Celsius (68° Fahrenheit) or more, the sun is shining brightly, the birds are chirping, and the trees are sprouting leaves. No doubt, spring is finally here! This is the time of year when even animals seem to be in a good mood. A video from rheinmaintv. Viel Spaß beim Zuschauen!
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