Sustainable Travel

by ITALY | Mon, 06/23/2008 - 03:19
After a long wet and cool spring, Italy this summer can expect fair weather with mostly clear skies and see-saw temperatures, experts predict.''It will not be…
by ITALY | Sun, 06/22/2008 - 03:06
Italy's over-20-year National Antarctic Research Program (PNRA) risks closing down due to a lack of funding, according to a consortium of teams involved in the…
Travel
by ITALY | Tue, 06/17/2008 - 03:24
Big cruise liners are devastating the Venice lagoon damaging not only the environment but also creating a health hazard for residents, environmental groups…
by ITALY | Sat, 06/14/2008 - 03:08
Italy was among five countries named in an EU ban on bluefin tuna fishing in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic that will come into force on Monday.EU…
by ITALY | Fri, 06/13/2008 - 04:11
Italy's Nobel-winning physicist Carlo Rubbia called for a dramatic reduction in the use of fossil fuels to avoid disastrous climate changes.Speaking at the…
by ITALY | Thu, 06/12/2008 - 03:37
Animal rights activists staged a dawn raid on St Mark's Square to defy Venice's new ban on feeding pigeons.The five militants rowed to the famed square from…
by ITALY | Fri, 06/06/2008 - 03:28
Around 150 statues across Rome were wearing elasticated anti-pollution masks over their mouths on Thursday morning following a covert night-time operation by…
by ITALY | Fri, 06/06/2008 - 03:20
There are no risks for Italy from Wednesday evening's incident at a nuclear power plant in eastern Slovenia, Italian Environment Minister Stefania…
by ITALY | Fri, 05/30/2008 - 03:48
Two people were left dead and two missing after a mudslide in Piedmont on Thursday as heavy rains battered Italy's northern and central regions.The body of an…
by ITALY | Thu, 05/29/2008 - 03:41
While most of Italy saw a very wet spring, the southeast is suffering from a drought emergency which could seriously compromise this year's harvest of fruits…