A couple months ago I mentioned here that I had visited Vetropack in St Prex, as part of a magazine assignment. Since the article had not yet appeared I couldn’t say too much, but seeing it in print last week reminded me of how wonderful the tour of the glass factory was. The giant furnaces, […]
Archives for March 2015
Vetropack’s Green Convivial Army
My article on Switzerland’s glass recycling specialist Vetropack has just been published in the new edition of Swiss Wine Connection magazine. It is reproduced here with permission. Soldiers of glass, with a potential for keeping the peace and encouraging friendly relations: glassmaker Vetropack’s assembly lines of bottles march towards a fine new life, carrying wine […]
EPFL researchers caution over antiobiotics
More study into impact on cell mitochondria (“powerhouses”) called for LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Researchers at Swiss and Dutch universities are calling on fellow scientists to look more deeply into the impact of a group of antibiotics on our cell mitochondria – cells’ “powerhouses”. Tetracyclines, widespread, should be used with greater caution, according to a report […]
Zurich airport growth: 25 millionth passenger
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Zurich Airport welcomed its 25 millionth passenger in December, the company said 17 March, in announcing a 2014 profit of CHF205.9 million on sales of CHF963.5m. Profits were up 1.3% over the previous year. Passenger traffic continued to climb, with the airport handling 25.47 million passengers last year; the figure was 22.88m […]
It’s Guinness or nails with good wine
My Irish-American roots can’t resist St Patrick’s Day and the greening of the world. In my wilder youth I had green beer (not good). Less wild, better taste: I went for Guinness. Yet more taste: I went for good Guinness, in pubs in County Clare or Galway. I can’t do that today, but my heart […]