Portraits of privatization from around the world show how the daily lives of people using what were once considered public resources are affected.
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The Great Flood of 1962 was the most devastating natural disaster to strike Germany in the twentieth century. In Hamburg, over one hundred thousand people were trapped by the water, and 315 people died, despite massive rescue operations.
In this book David Zierler tries to explain the success of the campaign against herbicidal warfare that followed the start of Operation Ranch Hand in 1961.
The first international intergovernmental organization dedicated to environmental protection is established in 1972.
Today, the Storm Flood of 1962 forms an integral part of local and national memory culture. Public commemoration events, monuments, and media coverage assure that the disaster is not forgotten.
American “Founding Father” and inventor Benjamin Franklin creates an advanced heating system.
The Hudson River School focused on capturing the natural grandeur of American landscapes.
Nikolaus Otto and Rudolf Diesel invent the internal combustion engine.
The reactor was a model for all nuclear plants built after the Second World War.
Hans-Peter Dürr receives this prize for his advocating of sustainable energy solutions.