Sustainable Travel

by ITALY | Sat, 04/25/2009 - 03:08
Group of Eight environment ministers on Friday agreed on a set of measures regarding climate change, biodiversity and the 'green economy' in the final document…
by ITALY | Fri, 04/24/2009 - 03:52
Energy experts gathered in Venice on Thursday to sound the alarm over the world's dependence on oil and underscore the importance of clean energy.The meeting,…
by ITALY | Thu, 04/23/2009 - 04:18
Environmental group WWF said Wednesday that the first day of the Group of Eight environment summit had ''notably heightened'' its expectations.''There was a…
by ITALY | Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:12
Around 56% of houses and buildings inspected so far in the area of Abruzzo hit by the April 6 earthquake are inhabitable, the Civil Protection Department said…
by ITALY | Tue, 04/21/2009 - 04:08
Rescue workers in quake-hit L'Aquila on Monday were celebrating after finding the National Museum of Abruzzo's famous prehistoric elephant skeleton intact.The…
by ITALY | Thu, 04/16/2009 - 04:46
The government on Wednesday was weighing up compulsory contributions from Italy's big earners as part of its efforts to find sufficient funds for the…
by ITALY | Thu, 04/16/2009 - 04:39
Italy's response to the April 6 earthquake in L'Aquila was to activate a system that ''surprised the world,'' civil protection chief Guido Bertolaso said…
by ITALY | Thu, 04/16/2009 - 04:34
A team of Mexican experts in earthquake rescue efforts arrived in L'Aquila on Wednesday, more than a week after the city and surrounding towns were hit by a…
by ITALY | Wed, 04/15/2009 - 03:53
Rescue workers and charities are not just helping human victims of last week's earthquake in L'Aquila but are also doing their best for the thousands of…
by ITALY | Wed, 04/15/2009 - 03:47
The historical area of medieval L'Aquila, devastated by an earthquake last week, will be rebuilt as quickly as possible, Abruzzo region President Gianni Chiodi…