Germany has been searching for a place to store its nuclear waste for over forty years. Like in the US, this process has become highly politicized and controversial. Few people want to live near a nuclear waste facility. The German government created a committee to identify potential regions for long term storage of the waste[2]. Today the committee published a list of potential sites. One omission in particular stood out–the salt mine at Gorleben was not on the list.…

The 2020 Decanter Wine Awards were recently held in London[1]. More than 16,000 wines are given a blind taste taste, and 25 Argentinian wines came out with high points, including a Best in the Show for the 2018 “El Colomé Lote Especial Tannat” from the highlands of Valles Calchaquíes in Salta. Ten other wines, most of them Malbecs, came out with platinum awards and fourteen other with gold. Colomé Lote Especial Tannat 2018 (98 points) Amalaya Malbec 2019 (97 points) Luigi Bosca Finca Los Nobles Malbec-Verdot 2018 (97 points) Chakana Ayni Malbec 2018 (97 points) Gran Enemigo, Single Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2016 (97 points) Escorihuela Gascón The President’s Blend Malbec-Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah 2018 (97 points) Magdalena 2018.…

Politicians in Germany are debating how many more refugees to take from the Moria Refugee Camp on the Greek Island of Lesbos. The situation became more urgent during the second week of September when a fire raged through the camp, leaving thousands of refugees without even basic shelter. The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), who govern together in a “Grand Coalition,” have been debating how many people to welcome to Germany.…