A German city's long focus on the sun
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"Energy was too cheap for people to take it seriously, but with the rise in energy costs and the IPCC report people see that they have to look for other solutions now"  The sun reflects from the Sonnenschiff, or Solar Ship, community center in Freiburg, southern Germany, on May 18, 2007. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
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Germany's state governments will this week ask parliament for the freedom to further extend shop-opening hours, long seen as one of the most visible symbols of the heavy regulation of the country's economy.
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Just as Germany has regained the ability  to celebrate itself during the World Cup, the country has  rediscovered a taste for the national drink, beer -- at least  for the duration of the sun-drenched tournament.
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An 'urban heat island' effect, fed by the city's growth, is trapping heat and making temperatures soar.
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Scientists have struggled for years to make electricity from the sunâs light, at a cost competitive with other power sources. Now they are close, using the sunâs heat instead.
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Women's skin ages faster than men's, according to a German study using a new laser-based technique to measure damage from sun exposure and aging.
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BRAND, Germany  - Bathers lounging on the beach  flanked by exotic plants in the middle of a harsh German winter  -- that is the vision of Malaysian businessman Colin Au.
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Solar installers look to sunny Colorado for new projects.
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The City of Light wants to be the city that bikes.
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The European market is hot, so the solar technology company plans to expand there.
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COLOGNE, Germany  - Forty miles south of Munich, pushed up against the Alps, lies Hausham, a sleepy town of 8,000 residents. It's an unlikely spot to find the next big thing, but Hausham is home and inspiration to one of Germany's hottest young directors, Marcus H. Rosenmueller.
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You can't get lost in Dresden. Wherever you go, you can see the stately white dome of the Frauenkirche, as much a landmark in this eastern German city as St.
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Let the sun shine in: Government buildings in the city are poised to go solar as part of Mayor Bloomberg's grand plan to turn the city green.
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On Sunday, German Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der embarks on a five-day Asian tour to China and Japan. Economics and trade will dominate the trip, but a number of important political issues will also top the agenda.
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There is something almost spectral about the vision of the new bridge across the Tarn Valley at Millau. It is almost as though it is not connected to the normal laws of gravity.
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A village in the Italian Alps is finally basking in winter sunlight thanks to a giant mirror installed on a mountain top to reflect the sun's rays into the main square.
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In this north German town a huge crane is helping to build the world's largest wind power plant, a prototype for offshore wind farms from 2006.