Camilla Soldati

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14,000-container ships to travel the new Panama Canal

14,000-container ships to travel the new Panama Canal

In 2006, Panamanian citizens approved (75.25%) through a referendum the expansion of the centenarian canal that divides America and connects the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. The project, designed by the Italian company Salini Impregilo, will double the channel capacity and allow larger ships to transit.     Work started in 2007, and the artificial

Yann Arthus-Bertrand shows Italy’s Lake Como in beautiful detail

Yann Arthus-Bertrand shows Italy’s Lake Como in beautiful detail

World-reknowned photographer, documentary maker, and environmental activist Yann Arthus-Bertrand is back with a video realised with his typical aerial view: on board of a hot-air balloon. He decided to capture one of the world’s most beautiful lakes and one of Italy’s most extraordinary natural places, Lake Como. The 21-minute video is entitled Lake Como seen

Pope Francis’ encyclical is a renewable challenge to a static politics

Pope Francis’ encyclical is a renewable challenge to a static politics

This encyclical is a praise to Mother Nature. Laudato Si’ recalls the text most loved by environmentalists, animalists and all those who believe in an ecumenical Christianity. The defence of renewable sources, animal dignity, GM-free agriculture, and the condemnation of injustices and dominant powers characterising a technocracy that overlooks needs, consensus and the future represent a real