To the video (arte.tv)
Available from 15/08/2020 to 20/10/2020
Since the end of the Second World War we cannot seem to live without plastic: Invading every industry worldwide and creating an island of plastic waste in the oceans one third the size of the USA. Can we free ourselves from our addiction to plastic?
2020, 13 min
Doku & Reportage | Dok 1
Dok 1: Klimawandel - Die Fakten (orf.at)
=>accessible until 18 August.
DE - Sir David Attenborough gestaltet seine BBC Doku als mitreißenden Weckruf. Mit zahlreichen Wissenschaftlern belegt er die Fakten rund um die Folgen des Klimawandels und was dagegen unternommen werden kann. Als preisgekrönter Tierfilmer und weltbekannter Naturforscher hat seine Stimme in einer hochaktuellen Debatte besonderes Gewicht.
EN - Sir David Attenborough designs his BBC documentary as a rousing wake-up call. Together with numerous scientists, he presents the facts about the consequences of climate change and what can be done about it. As an award-winning animal filmmaker and world-renowned naturalist, his voice carries particular weight in a highly topical debate.
44:24 Min.
Ferromanganese derived from batteries: about 40% manganese and 60% iron (Ferromangan: ca. 40% Mangan und 60% Eisen)
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Source: Zeit online (in German)
Filming Day on the Farm - drone video
Some weeks ago we did an interview with the Farmer, Mr Keller. As pictures and videos bring closer looks into projects, we decided to go for it. A friend of mine flies drons and offered us new opportunities for the project.
On Thursday, 2nd January 2020 the day finally came, it was an incredibly cold afternoon, after two hours of filming, the feet were already frozen and of course the hands as well. We were really happy and lucky to get a cup of tea afterwards to defrost ourselves.
The filming was very interesting, the drone flew from here to there, back, and did some turns... absolutely flexible! Check our finale post on befter (coming soon) to watch the video.
Cheers,
Simone, Tamara, Stefanie
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New super battery (srf.ch, in German)
Can this tower secure our energy future?
Admired by Bill Gates, funded by a Japanese telecom giant: Swiss engineer Andrea Pedretti's idea is being built in Ticino.
Electric cars are considered to be particularly environmentally friendly, some even praise them as "emission-free". But is this true? Are electric cars really the salvation of the environment or just a billion-dollar business for the car industry?
A film for WDR by Florian Schneider and Valentin Thurn
This film was produced in 2019. All statements and facts correspond to the state of affairs at that time and have not been updated since then.
More infos to the video in German (daserste.de)
Germans still prefer to go on holiday in their cars. Without good tyres, nothing works. A booming market, a billion-dollar business. In Germany alone, more than 50 million tyres are sold every year. Where does their most important component, the rubber, actually come from? (video by Michael Höft, 2019)
The largest producer of rubber, natural rubber, is Thailand. More...
To the video (arte.tv)
The expansion of international trade has pushed mankind to conquer the seas. The development of maritime routes says much about human history, commerce and man’s hunger of power.
Available from 06/12/2019 to 14/01/2020
Video link - drought in Iran
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Cape Town, a city without water
Will the oil and gold rush be followed by the water rush? The world population is growing steadily and so is agriculture. As a result, the demand for water is exploding all over the world. Pollution and climate change exacerbate this problem. By 2050, at least one in four will live in a country affected by chronic water shortages. This is arousing the interest of financial giants who want to make a profit out of water and are already investing billions in it today. ARTE gives an overview.
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Hey guys
On the 6th of december 2019 I went with Michel Fejzullai and Simon Laubacher to the Sudwerk in Pfäffikon Zurich. There we met a very friendly man called Martin. He is the owner of the Sudwerk. Afterwards, he showed us the process of making high quality beer. He told us that we doesn't like the beer from the popular companies, such as Heineken, Feldschlössli or Quelfrösch. The reason is the taste. In his opinion, these beers taste boring. "It's just mixed water", he said.
It was really interesting to learn new things about beer. Unfortunately, in this Business it is very difficult to create an ecological beer, because a lot of raw materials have to be imported from England. In Switzerland we don't have enough barley malt to produce beer. Of Course, we could taste some tasty beers, yummy!
If you want to know more about the interview, you can take a look in Simons and Michels Project. H