Nuclear energy, that's what is crazier. This video is two days old - which in Internet speak would normally put it past its expiration date already - but it made my jaw drop, and then put a giant smile on my face. Because it just...

Italian fashion: stylish and sophisticated, but unfortunately may be  linked to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest . As cattle ranching is responsible for about 80 per cent of deforestation in Brazil, it is likely that Brazilian...

On June 12 -13 Italians have the opportunity to say no! to nuclear power in their country. Berlusconi's government has plans for 4 new reactors - but the people have demanded a referendum on the issue of nuclear energy. Surveys show...

Yesterday, I mentioned that a lot of politicians don't seem to be learning any lessons from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill . It seems that in Italy, however, some things are beng learnt. A modification to the decree on offshore...

Things have got very interesting for the future of the nuclear ‘renaissance’ in Europe in the last few days. Suddenly, things don’t look so optimistic for the nuclear industry. In Germany on Sunday, Angela Merkel’s coalition...

Top news: The IPCC says renewables could supply 80 percent of the world’s energy by 2050, averting catastrophic climate change; shale gas is found to contaminate tap water with explosive methane; Italian activists campaign against...

Top news: For the first time since April, Tokyo’s taps produce radioactive water; ministers and animal rights activists call Italian police to disperse feast of bear-meat attended by Berlusconi supporters; top Australian scientific...