Big outdoor events leave major footprints on environment: WWF
GenevaLunch News Vernier, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Major sports and cultural events draw 9 million people each year in Switzerland and can have an important negative impact on the environment, says...
View ArticlePractical guide to Nyon’s Paleo Festival
GenevaLunch News What it is: The largest outdoor music festival in Switzerland, started in 1976, with over 4.3 million concert-goers since then. In 2008, the audience was 227,000 strong, and there were...
View Article(One of) the secrets behind Paleo’s eco-friendliness
GenevaLunch News Nyon, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Last year, festival-goers to the Paleo Festival Nyon discarded 1.2 million plastic cups in six days. Drinks, hot and cold were sold in cups that ended...
View ArticleChina’s oil spill, a new ecological disaster
GenevaLunch News The Chinese government says that over 1,500 tons of oil have spilled after a pipeline explosion two weeks ago in the northeast of the country. But government and environmental agencies...
View ArticleAminona resort project takes on green tint
GenevaLunch News Green go the Russians, oh! Electric vehicles only, with parking in Sierre Sierre, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The controversial CHF350 million resort complex that Russia’s Mirax...
View ArticleCool! new Swiss label out for hot water energy savers
GenevaLunch News Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Habitat and Jardin, a popular consumer fair in Lausanne opens Saturday 12 March for 8 days, and one of its hottest stands promises to be run by...
View ArticleLighting up (a room) more complicated with new Swiss bulbs
GenevaLunch News WWF shines a light on the new bulbs, with old ones disappearing next year ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The WWF conservation group is giving us a helping hand four months before the shock sets...
View ArticlePublic transport gets high green marks compared to cars
GenevaLunch News BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss public transport systems do more than simply carry more people for less fuel: they also get relatively high ecology marks for their overall impact on the...
View ArticleSwiss Post’s famous yellow vehicles get green tint
GenevaLunch News BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss Post buildings and vehicles are about to shift firmly into ecology gear, with the group’s announcement that all of its letter delivery scooters will soon be...
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