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03/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

New “smart blade” technology will make wind turbines even more efficient

The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (Fraunhofer IWES) is testing a new rotor blade that incorporates bend-twist coupling (BTC) technology. Wind turbines equipped with the new blade can get the most out of fluctuating winds, reported an AlphaGalileo article. The German wind energy sector leads its European peers by a good margin. Germany operates more than 28,000 wind turbines, and […]

03/20/2017 / By JD Heyes

Germany proposes ridiculous $53M penalty for “fake news” and “hate speech”

One German official thinks that fake news and hate speech is so serious it ought to permanently bankrupt virtually anyone who is accused or convicted of either. As reported by The Associated Press, German Justice Minister Heiko Maas – perhaps worried that there’s another Adolph Hitler waiting for the right moment to rebirth the Nazi […]

05/12/2016 / By Greg White

Germany to legalize medical marijuana in 2017

Marijuana laws for both medical and recreational use are loosening across the globe. Among the countries at the forefront of laxer marijuana laws, Germany announced it would legalize cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2017. What makes Germany’s new marijuana law unique is that it would require health insurance to cover the costs of medical marijuana […]

04/13/2016 / By Julie Wilson

Monsanto’s lethal Roundup contaminates beer making process in U.S. and Germany

Despite having a long-standing reputation for producing the world’s purest beer, Germany may no longer be able to claim that title after testing showed the beverage to be laced with a deadly herbicide thought to be the root cause of many of today’s modern diseases. In early March, the Munich Environmental Institute discovered flaws in Germany’s […]

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