Destruction of Cittadella Heritage House
This week MEPA issued a permit for the demolition of three of the last surviving Art Deco houses that gave Qui si-Sana its character. MEPA is now processing application PA01086/16 submitted by the Gozitan authorities to destroy a grand heritage...
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Care of Elderly – by Developers
Following the rest of Europe, Malta is aiming to provide care for elderly people in their own homes and communities, yet MEPA has launched a policy to promote large-scale institutions, instead of fostering small community residences and home care,...
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Gozo Off The Beaten Track Trip Report
Words & pictures with thanks to FAA member Derek Moss On Sat 12th March 2016, FAA members assembled at Ċirkewwa for the 09:00 ferry to Mġarr, Gozo where they were joined by some Gozo FAA members, so a group of 50 led by Astrid Vella headed off...
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Facing the Rising Tide
Science fiction novels often show a bleak future of erratic climates, rising seas and drowning cities, due to greenhouse gas increases in our atmosphere. As the planet warms, most retained heat is absorbed by oceans, leading to thermal expansion of...
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Two-Faced Environmental Corruption
At a time when virtually every newspaper front page features an article related to corruption, let’s focus on the two hands of environmental corruption in Malta: the one hand that commits corruption, and the other hand which silently tolerates it....
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It’s just a tree
Throughout my professional career I have heard this said so many times, all over the world and I never cease to find it upsetting. Trees are present, in one form or another, almost everywhere in the world including hot deserts where these small...
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Of Traffic Jams and Pollution
The latest controversy to hit this rock is the gridlock we are all experiencing daily. A drop of rain and nothing moves. Once school starts, so many parents drive their children to school that our roads cannot cope. The situation is untenable...
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Europe’s trees have been warming the planet
Trees do wonders when it comes to cooling Earth. They suck planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, locking it into their trunks, leaves, and roots to the tune of about 2.4 billion metric tons of carbon each year. But a new study has...
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Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar submissions re MEPA’s Height Limitation Adjustment Policy for Retirement Homes
PDF Attached: FAA submissions re Retirement Homes Height Limitation...
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