https___il.boell.org_sites_default_files_earth.jpg exclude from internal search noindex The Geoengineering Fallacy Geoengineering technologies are not yet deployable globally, but support for them is advancing fast, thanks to backing by powerful advocates eager to start experiments. But no silver bullet for climate change exists, and we must not abandon proven methods for the sake of a promise that one will be found.
Where are all the flowers gone? – Deforestation in Ankara On the evening of September 9th this year hundreds of construction workers started building a new road through the forest on the campus of the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara. The trucks and excavators were accompanied by hundreds of policemen to prevent possible resistance and demonstrations.
Mysterious dynamite action in Hasankeyf During the last week a short video “went viral” which depicted how several caves in the upper parts of Hasankeyf - an ancient city in the southeast of Turkey - were demolished with dynamite as part of construction work undertaken to erect a large damm.
Tarkan and the olive tree – Adverting a blow to ecological protection The „Production Reform Package Bill“ proposed by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology sparked a nationwide debate during the last week.
Enviromentalism is a dangerous thing in Turkey Aysin and Ali Ulvi Büyüknohutçu, a 61 years old couple living in the Finike district of Antalya were found shot dead in their home last week. Both of them were well-known environmental activists struggling for many years against the operation of some local stone quarries.
No job, no hope? Throwing a glance at latest youth unemployment figures in Turkey All that Barış Yazgı wanted was a chance to study music. He died trying to fulfill this wish on April 24th, drowning in the Aegean Sea.
The pursuit of independence, sustainability and security: Turkey’s new energy strategy Turkey has become one of the fastest growing energy markets in the world. Nevertheless the country is still highly dependent on countries like Iran and Russia, which – in political respect – are delicate partners. By Hannah Weiner
Gen manipulated bread in Adana’s bakeries For the first time in Turkish history genetically modified organisms have reportedly been found in bread. By Hannah Weiner
Urban planning, a battlefield of politics in Turkey While Turkey is heading towards a constitutional referendum, that might change the nature of Turkish politics, the government has accelerated its urban planning policies.
The ecological cost of Turkey's industrialisation: Marmara Sea polluted by oil spill It were the dock workers, who detected an oil spill in the late hours of January 12 at the Bay of Izmit in the Eastern Marmara Sea.
