by Udo Pollmer / June 29, 2019

The Pacific rubbish vortex between California and Hawaii worries people in Germany. Now, as part of the Ocean Cleanup project, young people are allowed to collect all the rubbish again as the cleaning crew of the sea. Impressive videos show plenty of plastic packaging waste being fished out of the water by helpers. Now these very...

by Udo Pollmer / October 28, 2022

"Man-made climate change" breathes on us from the mouths of cows. The breath of cattle pollutes our good air with methane, with swamp gas. As the number of cattle is increasing, the methane content of the atmosphere is...

by Udo Pollmer / December 22, 2022

Climate experts warn of the great drought: the groundwater level is sinking, wells are drying up, nature is going to the dogs. Conservationists accuse our farmers of working with industry to "pollute" the groundwater with chemicals. There would be enough clean, refreshing water for all only with "climate justice" and a CO₂ tax.

On the subject of water, Google immediately offers the question: "How long will there be water on earth?" Answer: "By 2030, one in two people...

by Udo Pollmer / October 5, 2018

In midsummer 2018, the German river Elbe had low water. Young activists unrolled posters in the riverbed to show the world their indignation at the glorious weather. The words "Climate Change!" were emblazoned boldly on the banner. If, instead of standing around bored, they had curiously inspected the riverbed, they would have made some enlightening discoveries: Hunger stones, for example.

"The Elbe," wrote the Teplitz Newspaper in 1876, "offers a sad sight as a result of...

by Udo Pollmer

Wherever people live, clean drinking water is needed, and not in short supply. With the vast amounts of water that are consumed, it is easy to get the impression that we will eventually run out. 

The German Federal Environment Agency knows how to address these fears: "In the future ... more groups of users than today will compete for an increasingly scarce resource. Therefore, we have to think about a fair distribution in case of prolonged drought, i.e. about a prioritisation that...