Sustainable Travel

Italian Quake Scientists Found Guilty Of Manslaughter And Sentenced To Jail

by ITALY | Tue, 10/23/2012 - 06:29

words by Carol KingAn Italian court found six Italian scientists and an ex-government official guilty of manslaughter over the earthquake in L’Aquila, Abruzzo…

MUOS Satellite Dish in Sicily Blocked

by ITALY | Tue, 10/23/2012 - 06:15

words by Carol KingThe public prosecutor’s office in Caltagirone, Sicily has issued an order blocking the construction of the Mobile User Objective System (…

Culture

Italy Celebrates First-Ever National Walking Day

by Carol King | Fri, 10/12/2012 - 03:58

Italian are being encouraged to abandon their cars and get out some flat shoes on 14 October to participate in the ‘1a Giornata Nazionale del Camminare’ (First…

Italian Research Reveals Alien Mammal Invasion

by ITALY | Thu, 10/11/2012 - 04:58

words by Carol KingEurope is home to more animals that are not native to the region than previously thought according to a study released by researchers in…

Lifestyle

Alarm as Carnivorous Turtle Roams Park in Rome

by Carol King | Tue, 09/18/2012 - 04:58

Sightings of a large exotic turtle at Rome’s Villa Doria Pamphili have caused unease among both visitors and experts.The 17th-century villa is surrounded by…

Lifestyle

Coloured Pigeons Cause Controversy in Venice

by Carol King | Tue, 09/04/2012 - 03:41

Tourists have been shocked to see coloured pigeons in St Mark’s Square, Venice while animal lovers were aghast. It was enough perhaps to make even Mary Poppins…

Naples Hosts Sixth World Urban Forum This Week

by ITALY | Mon, 09/03/2012 - 10:46

The sixth edition of the World Urban Forum (WUF), the world's preeminent conference on cities and urban issues, officially opens today in Naples at the Mostra…

Italy's Smog Levels Worsen, Northern Italy Most Affected

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 08/30/2012 - 10:13

Istat, the Italian National Institute for Statistics, released a report on Italy's worsening air quality that shows how drastically Italy's cities exceed the…

The Italian Farmers Association Reports 14 Million Animals killed in Forest Fires

by ITALY | Thu, 08/23/2012 - 05:09

Earlier this month, we reported on the terrible wildfires raging across Italy destroying forests, nature preserves, fields and causing the death of three…

Lifestyle

Sicily Protests Against High-Frequency MUOS Satellite Dishes Built Near Nature Reserve and Inhabited Area

by Gabi Logan | Thu, 07/05/2012 - 08:17

The U.S. Department of Defence is installing a ground station for the ultra-high frequency satellite communication network at the U.S. Naval Radio Transmitter…