A Quarter Million In Berlin Say No To TTIP!

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With an estimated 250,000 people in attendance, the Berlin rally to stop the TTIP agreement was next level. Shot from the top of the famous Victory Column in Tiergarten, the below video shows the mass of protesters stretching all the way back to the Brandenburg Gate and beyond. The event kicked off at the Hauptbahnhof station, with Tango dancers dancing in protest against the TTIP.

More than two hours after the event had started, throngs of marchers were still pouring into Tiergarten.

Impressive as the event was and as pretty as the pictures are — what is it really all about?

Challenge & Promise In Germany’s Energiewende

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In 1997, the EU issued a Directive on Electricity Production from Renewable Energy Sources, with the modest goal of having 12% of electricity produced by renewable sources by 2010. Germany met that goal in 2007 and, flush with success, developed more challenging targets of its own:  40-45% electricity from renewables by 2025, 18% renewable energy […]

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