The Week in Germany

July 13, 2007

Headlines

	The Car of the Future: Interview with Professor Ferdinand Dudenhöffer Today, 14 percent of greenhouse gas emissions stem from cars. Professor Dudenhöffer explains how we can fulfill the desire for individual mobility while reining in climate damaging emissions.
	Contemporaries and Historians Help Washington, DC-area Theater Bring German History to Life A former advisor to Willy Brandt and Helmut Schmidt helped actors understand one of the most difficult episodes of Germany's division.
	Cocoa Could Make Your Day, Cologne Researcher Finds A small amount of dark chocolate every day could lower your blood pressure, according to a study published in JAMA.

Current Affairs

	Merkel: Integration of Immigrants is a Process that Requires the Involvement of all of Society The programs include expanding apprenticeship opportunities and cracking down on forced marriages.
	A Huge Success: Federal Environment Minister Presents Progress Report on Renewable Energy Sources Act Germany's renewable energies law has boosted the proportion of renewable energies used to generate electricity, supported burgeoning export industries, and contributed to the reduction of CO2 emissions.
Business, Technology and the Environment
	Shares in the First Chinese Company Listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Bound Ahead ZhongDe Waste Technology AG said it decided to list in Frankfurt because of Germany's leading role in the environmental technology industry.
	Germany Invests in Arab Modernization Efforts German business has moved to respond to rapid changes in Arab countries that have been pursuing massive modernization programs in areas such as infrastructure, education, and the environment.
	Siemens to Team up with Norsk Hydro to Float Windmills on the North Sea Floating windmills could be placed further out at sea, where they would be less visually disruptive.
Culture and Zeitgeist
	Dresden is World’s Largest 3D City Model on Google Earth Underlying the impressive 3D model is software called LandXplorer developed at the Hasso-Plattner-Institute for Software Systems Technology at the University of Potsdam.
	"Ostalgie" the Theme of a New Berlin Hotel Guests booking into the hostel are invited to "travel back with us to the former communist East Germany" and enjoy the "countless clever and amusing touches of everyday life in the German Democratic Republic (GDR)!"
	Reverse Heyerdahl: Ancient-style Reed Boat Tackles Atlantic A German biologist is undertaking an epic journey to prove that that transatlantic trade is much older than we think.
	Readings: TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can Tell You Where to Find it! This week, read about German record labels that have found success unearthing American country classics and a Palo Alto solar energy company that is establishing a plant in Dresden.
Sports
	Dialogue through Zone Defense: Berlin Imams and Ministers face off in Friendly Interfaith Soccer Match The annual match ended Saturday in a 6-2 win by the Christian clergy.

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