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Produced by The World Wildlife Found WWF. Here are ten simple tips to help reduce the amount of plastic you use in your everyday life. Small actions can add up to a lot less plastic!
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Produced by The World Wildlife Found WWF. Here are some more tips for reducing the amount of plastic you use on a daily basis. It's not just food that comes wrapped in excess plastic, but cosmetics and DVDs as well.
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Who doesn’t like vacationing in beautiful and fascinating countries – like those of Southeast Asia, perhaps? Tourism is an important economic factor for many developing and emerging economies, but it can often also create problems for the environment and the local population.
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Part 2 highlights the negative aspects of tourism, but also shows ways in which tourists can contribute to the local economy and travel more sustainably overall.
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The Baltic 2 wind turbines are as tall as the Great Pyramid of Giza and recently began producing power in a wind park north of Rügen. The energy provider EnBW will now be focusing their efforts on the North Sea. Sehr interessant! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
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Three cuddly lion cubs were born in the Neuwied Zoo. After being rejected by their mother, the little ones are being looked after by animal caretaker Petra Becker. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
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It won't be long now before fall. As summer draws to a close, it's time to take stock: How satisfied have people been with the summer?
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Viva con Agua is a Hamburg-based charity that helps people around the world have access to clean drinking water. Here, a group of local kids partake in a sponsored run – RUN4WASH – in order to raise money to help others.
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Sarah shows us four essential items that individuals can use to help the environment.
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Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland is a large energy reserve that provides cold and hot water for individual and collective heating, cooling, and air conditioning needs in an environmentally friendly way. Find out more about how it works!
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30 degrees Celsius instead of 40: The campaign "Wir drehen runter" ("We're turning it down") from the environmental foundation WWF and detergent brand Ariel aims to convince people to wash their clothes at lower temperatures. This not only protects the climate, but also saves energy and, therefore, money.
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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.
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In this presentation from TEDxMünchen, Milena Glimbovski speaks about the topic of recycling, and how she became involved in the fight against excessive packaging.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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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The world population continues to grow and time is running out for a solution to the energy question. The Rhein-Main-Neckar Region is working on some concrete answers with the Green Region Initiative.
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In the spring, there are many recently born baby animals at the Opel Zoo in Kronberg, some of which are even the offspring of endangered species. Get ready for some adorable images!
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Is it possible to extract oil and at the same time protect the environment, or is it just a matter of disguising the reality and making carbon footprint numbers look better than they are? Here, we take a look at Germany’s only oil platform.
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With their song “Good Appetite” [Bon Appetit], German rappers Rapucation ask everyone to think about their consumer behavior and its consequences, as well as considering the interests of the children. The song was written on behalf of the German Council for Sustainable Development.
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This clip was created under the auspices of the pilot project "Weil wir es wert sind!" ("Because we're worth it!") of the Rain Forest Foundation OroVerde! Its purpose is to create awareness of the relationship between the rain forest, CO2 emissions, and climate change!
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Construction is the biggest source of political corruption in the world, and here a case in point: the existence of hermit Friedmunt Sonnemann is being threatened by the construction of an elevated Moselle River overpass, that according to critics is neither wanted nor needed by the inhabitants. (video copyright dpa)
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