Blogs about: Grenelle

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Atomic Urge

typewritten wrote 3 weeks ago: The mystery of Sarkozy’s atomic urge continues. Now France is going to get its second EPR (thi … more »

Tags: capitalizing, Economizing, Explaining, Pricing, Areva, EDF, electricity, Energy, epr

Role of government in health care market

alfasatel wrote 1 month ago: The cost impact of a mixed public-private system is subject to debate. Free-market advocates point o … more »

Tags: Blue Dot, Viva Laughlin, BizIdea, womens mags

Workplace wellness programs

alfasatel wrote 2 months ago: Workplace wellness programs are recognized by an increasingly large number of companies for their va … more »

Tags: Blue Dot, Viva Laughlin, BizIdea, womens mags

Making sense of France's policy on GM crops1 comment

brilloyobbo wrote 2 months ago: A bill which lays down the terms under which GM crops can be cultivated in France and creates a bod … more »

Tags: Agriculture, Biodiversity, climate change, Food

Update on the Grenelle

brilloyobbo wrote 2 months ago: Six months after the Grenelle de l’Environnement, its conclusions have finally been translated in … more »

Tags: Agriculture, Biodiversity, renewable energy, Transport

How did Sarkozy do on the environment in his first year?

brilloyobbo wrote 2 months ago: France Nature Environnement (FNE), a federation of environmental NGOs, delivers a mixed score card … more »

Tags: health, Policy, Transport

French study warns of risks of downplaying role of methane in climate change

brilloyobbo wrote 4 months ago:   A new study in this month’s La Recherche alerts policy makers to the dangers posed by the c … more »

Tags: Policy, waste disposal, climate change

Attali plan to boost growth is at odds with the Grenelle1 comment

brilloyobbo wrote 6 months ago: The Attali plan to boost economic growth in France is out, and President Nicolas Sarkozy has said t … more »

Tags: Policy, quality of life

France invokes EU clause to ban GM crop; head of scientific panel compares transgenic crop to asbestos

brilloyobbo wrote 6 months ago: Last week was a long and turbulent one for GM crops here in France. First a scientific panel appoin … more »

Tags: Agriculture, health

Is the Grenelle only good for the rich?

brilloyobbo wrote 8 months ago: What’s the price tag for the ambitious plan announced at the Grenelle to improve energy effic … more »

Tags: media, Policy, quality of life

Who is the real motor for environment policy - the EU or national governments?1 comment

brilloyobbo wrote 8 months ago: Some critics of the Grenelle have pointed out that many of the measures contained in Sarkozy’ … more »

Tags: Policy

Highway era ends in France, but how green is the high-speed train?

brilloyobbo wrote 8 months ago: The Grenelle has officially sounded the end of the all-highway, all-car, all-lorry era in France and … more »

Tags: Policy, Transport

Biodiversity and environmental education short-changed at the Grenelle

brilloyobbo wrote 8 months ago: The last working group at the Grenelle took place on Friday, the day after the official closure of … more »

Tags: media, health, recycling, Policy, renewable energy, waste disposal, Biodiversity

Post-Grenelle: Sarkozy gets good press, critics focus on the way ahead2 comments

brilloyobbo wrote 9 months ago: Reactions to the Grenelle have been overwhelmingly positive - even the opposition Socialist Party, … more »

Tags: Agriculture, media, Policy

Al Gore says Grenelle is a model for global effort on climate change

brilloyobbo wrote 9 months ago: Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore was on hand at the final press conference to close the Grenelle hos … more »

Tags: Policy, climate change

Grenelle Day 2: Sarkozy launches France's Green Revolution

brilloyobbo wrote 9 months ago: President Nicolas Sarkozy wrapped up the Grenelle with a press conference this afternoon in which he … more »

Tags: Transport, Policy, renewable energy, Agriculture, climate change

Grenelle Day 1 - overhaul of construction sector, "clean" cars will get a rebate

brilloyobbo wrote 9 months ago: Highlights of Day 1 (climate change, public health, waste disposal) of the roundtable at the Grenell … more »

Tags: media, Policy, climate change

Al Gore is coming to the Grenelle

brilloyobbo wrote 9 months ago: Nobel Peace Prize winners Al Gore and Wangari Maathai of Kenya will attend the final wrap-up of the … more »

Tags: media, Policy, climate change

Greenpeace activists scale the Arc de Triomphe to push for ban on GMOs1 comment

brilloyobbo wrote 9 months ago: On the eve of the final phase of the Grenelle on the environment, Greenpeace activists scored a spe … more »

Tags: media, health, Agriculture


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