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Articles by Kirsten Brodde
Hausmittel mit erwiesener Wirkung: Wo Oma Recht hatte
Hausmittel wie Hühnersuppe, Wadenwickel und Co. haben eine lange Tradition. Wir stellen zehn bekannte Hausrezepte vor, für deren Wirkung es eine wissenschaftliche Erklärung gibt Bereits Ägypter und Griechen schätzten Honig als Heilmittel. Heutzutage empfiehlt ihn die Weltgesundheitsorganisation WHO bei Husten und Erkältungen; auch Experten der Berliner Charité bewerten seine Wirkung als "wahrscheinlich".
Schneller Ausbau lohnt / Erneuerbare Energien sparen im Vergleich zu fossil-atomarer Stromerzeugung 54 Milliarden Euro bis 2030
Geben Sie Ihre Suchbegriffe ein Suchformular senden Hamburg (ots) - Ein schneller Ausbau der erneuerbaren Energien führt zu einer kräftigen Kostenersparnis. Die Anlagen produzieren schon heute zum Teil deutlich günstiger Strom als der konventionelle Kraftwerkspark. Bis zum Jahr 2030 summiert sich der Kostenvorteil auf insgesamt 54 Milliarden Euro. Jede Kilowattstunde Strom aus neu gebauten Wind-, Wasser- und Solaranlagen kostet dann im Schnitt 3,1 Cent weniger als Strom aus fossilen Quellen.
Aldi commits to Detox
Aldi commits to Detox In a world of toxic and cheap throwaway clothing, big retail stores have the opportunity and ability to change the way our clothes and products are made. Aldi, one of the top ten retailers in the world, has joined the Detox movement and committed to eliminate all hazardous chemicals from their textile products by January 1st, 2020. Aldi is growing. The supermarket giant is not only strong in its home market of Germany but is seeing sales rise in Europe.
What are microfibers and why are our clothes polluting the oceans?
Synthetic fibers could be a wonderful thing. Their production requires far less water than cotton and they don’t require toxic pesticides to grow. But does that make them environmentally friendly? Sadly not. The expansion of fast fashion wouldn’t be possible without polyester. Relatively cheap and easily available, polyester is now used in about 60% of our clothes.
Why is H&M burning new clothes?
Journalists in Denmark have revealed that H&M are burning new clothes. Since 2013, 12 tonnes of clothing has been burned per year in Denmark alone. You might remember that H&M has been heavily promoting its recycling scheme. Whenever Greenpeace campaigned on the need to limit their immense use of resources, H&M responded with grand promises that soon everything will be "kept in the loop" and that technical innovations will make their manufacturing chain more sustainable.
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