Click down below to get the summary of my work in on this blog in 2019!
[Reportage] Récapitulatif Strosbuerg : Mënscherechter, Malta, Mercosur
Dëse Reportage ass den 20. Dezember op RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg iwwerdroe ginn. USO : A senger leschter Plénières-Woch zu Strosbuerg huet d’Europäescht Parlament sech nees ville Sujet’en ugeholl. Vu Mënscherechter iwwer d’Situatioun zu Malta, bis op de Schutz vun de Beien. De Bill Wirtz huet d’Detailer. D’Woch zu Strosbuerg war zu engem Deel zeremoniell. Gefeiert gouf […]
Urine testing for pesticides: new dodgy science straight out of France
If you’ve never heard of “glyphosate pissers,” then picking up French newspapers will take you on a wild ride. As the glyphosate debate captivatestalking heads in Europe – a saturated amount of activists in lieu of scientists – French environmentalists have taken their assassination of the weedkiller one step further.
The European Green Deal is every bit as bad as expected
The European Green Deal is set to become a nightmare for industry and consumers. The European Commission has unveiled its “European Green Deal,” after taking hints on denomination from its American counterpart, the “Green New Deal.” While the legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress remains fiction under a Republican executive and Senate, the Brussels initiative […]
Gene-editing is the future
Virus-resistant tomato, disease-resistant rice, stem-cell treatment for paralysis, for heart disease, for spinal-chord injury and even for cornea repair — these are just some of the many innovations made possible through gene editing.
La propriété intellectuelle est bénéfique au consommateur
Pour beaucoup, les droits de propriété intellectuelle évoquent un concept abstrait loin des préoccupations d’un consommateur moyen. L’idée fausse selon laquelle la propriété intellectuelle comme pour les brevets n’aide que les grandes entreprises, conduit à l’adoption de politiques qui nuisent à l’innovation. Pour créer un environnement propice à l’innovation, plusieurs conditions préalables sont nécessaires. L’accès […]
With Boris, Britain says ‘Yes’ to Brexit the third time – will liberals accept it?
It’s been a rough morning for the British left, following the general election on Thursday. Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party dominated the field with 364 out of 650 seats in the House of Commons, a very comfortable absolute majority. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party gathered 203 seats, in what can only be described as a crushing defeat. […]
Bauernfängerei durch Urintests
In Frankreich finden sich Glyphosat-Rückstände im Urin von Bauern. Ungefährlich, weil weiter unter den Grenzwerten. Trotzdem werden solche Resultate für die Öko-Stimmungsmache genutzt.
Vaping achieves what years of government policies couldn’t
Middle schoolers, high schoolers, and university students have increased their use of e-cigarettes, despite rising public concern. While underage nicotine consumption and smoking-related lung disease deaths are a real problem, legal vaping products, and accurate consumer information can combat instead of worsen these effects. We should welcome the presence of alternatives to tobacco, and endorse safe, and […]
[Reportage] Isabel Wiseler: Autoritär Regimmer mussen d’Kéier kréien
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert ginn, an ass de 5. Dezember iwwerdroe ginn. De Beitrag kann een och hei fannen. Déi Lëtzebuerger Europadeputéiert Isabel Wiseler ass d’Rapportrice fir een neie Mënscherechtsrapport vum Europaparlament.
