Man learns the best possible stuff in the lap of nature and it is there that he finds true peace with himself and the world around him. For centuries now nature has inspired man to achieve, to imagine, to explore and to fall in love with its effervescent splendor. Its million shades never seem to repeat themselves with each sunset bringing a new hue and its beautiful tunes inspire emotions that seem long lost in modern mayhem. Nature has a way of heeling, touching and inspiring which has been felt from men like Newton to romantics like Wordsworth. In simple terms, it has something for everyone and you only need to look with the right eye.

Built around 1100AD, the Devil’s Bridge is also known as the Ponte della Maddalena, named after a statue of Mary Magdalene that once stood at the foot of the bridge; the figurine is now housed in the local parish. (Mary Magdalene is another story altogether though). The bridge is located in a serene and tranquil location and its beauty is awe-inspiring indeed. Ne could just sit on it for hours and not know the time. But the tale behind the bridge is not very encouraging if you want to take a walk in the night on it.

A Tuscan legend has it that during the construction of the Ponte del Diavolo, near Borgo a Mozzano, the sole stonemason building it was having a terrible time. The builder made a deal with the Devil (apparently) that he would give the soul of the first person who crossed the bridge if he helped him in completing it. But the wise builder sent a pig across the bridge first to make sure no one lost their soul to the devil. The cheated devil apparently lies beneath this bridge till today!

Apart from being a great story for a movie and having a wonderful twist of how the Devil was cheated for a change, the bridge is an absolute beauty with surely many stories around it and we have not even got to Mary Magdalene yet! That is for a different day though…

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This exclusively designed eco phone labeled Samsung E200 Eco is one step ahead of its earlier launched two eco friendly models which were crafted out of corn extorted bioplastics. The intact casing of this mobile phone has been made out of ecological and nature friendly biodegradable stuff. Additionally the packaging and covering material employed for this green novelty would also be recycled and castoff matter. As far as design and specs are concerned this gadget doesn’t appears to be a classy and trendy picking for today’s age group yet its green worth would be perceptibly accepted by grave and sober eco activists as it is ingrained with all the indispensable features like 1.3-megapixel camera, MP3 support, and video messaging capabilities.

This innovative phone embracing outstandingly green features lately showcased by Samsung would be accessible at the outset in Europe in the forthcoming month and would hopefully take hold of the greener side of the mobile phone industry out there.

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In London the new fashion of the night is go to disco knowing not weigh on the planet in terms of production and waste of energy. It ‘been opened in these days eco disco Bar Surya, near King’s Cross. The owner, manco to say, you call Dr. Earht (Mister Earth). Other names that the provocateurs of the DJ and night club managers!

Everything seems inspired the environment, starting from the name for Hindus Surya is the deity who represents the sun! Part of local energy comes from wind turbines and solar panels. The furniture is made of recycled materials or parts and even water is recycled water. The videos sent to TV broadcast from around the local transmit messages strictly eco-educational.

But there’s more. Much of the energy needed to establishment derives from the dance floor. Customers of disco dancing produce energy. Moving on track guests of operating crystals, pressed between them, generate power for the electric system and the air conditioning system. Even before his inauguration The Republic had anticipated the news explaining what’s behind this track!

A second loss of water containing uranium was announced dall’ASN, (Autorité de sureté nucleaire) to 10 days from similar losses of Nuclear Power Tricastin.

This time the material has leaked from a plant for producing nuclear fuel in south-east of France Romans sur Isere and reported in Le Monde Evangelia Petit spokesman ASN:

The first analysis shows that there is no environmental impact, since the amount of uranium leak is very low, around a few hundred grams.

The reactions of the French second incident in which a leak of uranium are obviously not positive. The press points out that at this point is necessary to have transparency and information to really understand what kind of danger you’re running.

Meanwhile skipping the first head, reports Le Figaro, that Yves Andre director of central Tricastin removed by Anne Lauvergeon, chairman of the board of Areva (controlled by Socatri) who explained that even if this is an accident level 1 (for classifying nuclear accidents is used scale from 0 to 7) l ‘internal audit found serious failures in the management of central and of the emergency.

The authorities, for their part can only say that all is well but not just reassure anyone. Jean-Louis Borloo Minister for the Environment el’ecologia announced during the press conference today a “control plan” after the discovery of contamination oldest at Tricastin.

It will be required to install photovoltaic panels on the roofs in the German town of Marburg, 80,000 souls north of Frankfurt. In addition to incentives, to push on renewable with effect from 1 October 2008 required owners to install just puts hand to the roof for any work: new buildings obviously will have to mount them mandatory.

He established the municipal coalition of Social Democrats and Green imposing fines of over 1,000 euros to those who will not later. According to calculations, enough for 15 years amortize investments of at least one solar panel every 20 square metres of roof.

There are discussions policies: there are those who argued that the measure will trend and soon will be copied in other cities while there is the Christian Democrats speak of dictatorship environmentalist. In Italy, the 2008 budget already speaks of “mandatory installations” but not specifically mentions the obligation to install them in every work of maintenance for buildings (both for individuals and for businesses). A system of incentives and financing facilitated banks in Germany as in the rest of Europe, is already active to help individuals more reluctant to digest these new charges.