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Environment

Green wings

Widerøe is green in both livery and ethos, thanks to its successful carbon offset scheme – just one reason why its customers seem to love the carrier so much.

  • Issue #34
  • 2 min read
Green wings
Technology

Sunny outlook

The Mojave desert receives more sunlight than anywhere in the US, and plans for it to become a solar-power hub seem spot on. But some locals are casting a shadow over the proposals.

  • Issue #33
  • 11 min read
Sunny outlook
Affairs

Asia

How the citizens of Phnom Penh can expect to stay dry next monsoon, plus India's plans to put people in space and Indonesia's ambitions to become a green-transport pioneer.

  • Issue #32
  • 4 min read
Fisherman casting a line from newly installed concrete flood barriers along Phnom Penh's riverfront.
Affairs

Europe

Why French bees love city life, Finland's broadband-for-all and we catch a glimpse of the motorcade of Bulgaria's prime minister, Boyko Borisov.

  • Issue #30
  • 6 min read
Europe
Travel and restaurants

Life on the edge

This remote corner of Russia is a land of fire, ice and earthquakes. But with stunning scenery and vast salmon reserves, a seismic shift in its fortunes could be about to happen.

  • Issue #28
  • 15 min read
Electrical transmission pylons silhouetted against a misty landscape with the smoking Koryaksky volcano in the background.
Business

Business

Why money grows on trees, New Zealand's food moves, Africa's largest wind farm and India's carrier bag ban.

  • Issue #24
  • 4 min read
Business
Affairs

Tasmanian angel

Hobart, Tasmania, is the nearest inhabited landmass to Antarctica, drawing scientists to the frontline of environmental research. Adventurous tourists and food pioneers are also transforming the island’s once bleak fortunes.

  • Issue #23
  • 11 min read
Tasmanian angel
Business

Floating a new idea

Once consigned to history, the airship is being reinvented for the eco generation. British firm Hybrid Air Vehicles is creating a cargo airship that is spacious, fast and green.

  • Issue #23
  • 6 min read
Floating a new idea
Affairs

Oceania

Winds of change strike the gassy cattle of Australia and preaching to the converted in the Cook Islands.

  • Issue #24
  • 4 min read
Oceania
Affairs

Oceania

Australia's new-generation mosque, and why Cuban doctors are being sent to the Solomon Islands.

  • Issue #20
  • 3 min read
Oceania

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