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Ulrich Vosgerau stated that forests are being extensively cleared to install wind turbines. Their massive concrete bases remain permanently in the ground and seal it, which he described as an ecological disaster. In addition, wide clearings are being made for trucks to access the facilities, even though, according to him, the fire department cannot extinguish burning wind turbines. #Umweltschutz #Nachhaltigkeit #Energiepolitik (translated)

The devastating Hürtgenwald fire, which is considered the largest forest fire in North Rhine-Westphalia in decades, was probably caused by external influence, according to investigators, although it is currently unclear whether this was done negligently or intentionally. #Hürtgenwald #Waldbrand #NordrheinWestfalen (translated)

The Swiss tobacco company Villiger is discontinuing production at its traditional factory in Waldshut-Tiengen after 115 years and is gradually relocating it to Pfeffikon in Switzerland and Jember in Indonesia, resulting in the loss of about 40 jobs. #Villiger #Zigarren #Produktion (translated)

Due to ongoing forest fires in Indonesia, the highest alert level has been issued by a regional climate monitoring center for parts of Southeast Asia due to toxic smoke clouds, which are leading to severe air pollution and smog in several neighboring countries. #Waldbrände #Luftverschmutzung #Südostasien (translated)

The latest such request concerns the words in which - as reported on October 16 by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Waldemar Żurek - Braun "once again publicly denied the crimes of genocide and the murder of people in gas chambers in KL Auschwitz-Birkenau." #GrzegorzBraun #KonfederacjaKoronyPolskiej #polityka (translated)

In the vicinity of Los Angeles, several wildfires are spreading, having destroyed almost 200 hectares of land, and pose a high risk of large fires due to strong winds and low humidity, while tens of thousands of people are without power. #Waldbrände #Kalifornien #LosAngeles (translated)

A regulation by the red-green state government in Burgenland is causing controversy among forest owners and forestry experts, as it significantly restricts reforestation with foreign tree species that cope better with the effects of climate change. #Klimawandel #Forstwirtschaft #Naturschutz (translated)

The author stated that the GloboNews journalist Mônica Waldvogel criticized Flávio Bolsonaro for, according to her, responding without presenting concrete proposals and soon directing attacks at Lula. In the author's assessment, this would be an old and concerning strategy, and the accusations made by Flávio would be exaggerated and unfounded. He also wrote that the candidate did not explain what he would do as president and called him empty. #FlávioBolsonaro #Lula #Eleições2024 (translated)