For Swiss Federal Railways, the new year has already begun. In addition to introducing new timetables on December 11, it has stopped selling tickets on board. This policy translates into hefty fines for passengers who fail to buy their tickets prior to boarding – either because they forgot or because they were in too [...]
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Swiss Federal Railways targets fare dodgers
Posted in Travel, tagged business, Environment, railways, swiss federal railways, Switzerland, trains, Travel on December 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Towering over Switzerland – the high-rise trend
Posted in Culture, tagged architecture, Environment, housing, Switzerland, urban planning, Zurich on October 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As the grand opening of Prime Tower in Zurich nears, it seems that skyscrapers are gaining acceptance in the Swiss landscape. At 126 metres tall, Prime Tower is the highest building in Switzerland – followed by Basel’s 105-metre Exhibition Tower in Basel, which was built from 2001-2003. Towers are “trendy”, observes Christian Zimmermann, head of [...]
Bern says yes to nuclear power plant
Posted in Environment, tagged energy, Environment, green, nature, nuclear, Switzerland, technology on February 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The people of canton Bern in Switzerland have voted in favor of building a new nuclear power plant in Mühleberg to replace the old one there. Meanwhile, voters in canton Nidwalden reiterated their lack of interest in hosting a nuclear waste repository in Wellenberg. Though non-binding, the recent ballot box results show that nuclear technology remains controversial [...]
Swiss farmers ask what’s for dinner in 2050
Posted in Food, tagged agriculture, Environment, farming, Food, future, Switzerland on January 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A trip to any Swiss grocery store shows that food is available in abundance – whether in the form of basics like bread and milk or more exotic fare such as pineapples. However, the Swiss Farmers Association is concerned about Switzerland becoming too dependent upon foreign foodstuffs. At its annual media conference in Bern, the [...]
Globalization sows biological invasion seeds
Posted in Environment, tagged Animals, Environment, globalization, invasive species, Travel on January 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Globalization carries a hidden price tag that may not appear until decades after a trip was made or goods were exchanged. It comes in the form of invasive species – non-native plants, insects and animals – that wreak havoc on the local flora and fauna while forcing the host country to fork out eradication funds. [...]
