This week was another exciting week in the books for the SLS France Program! We had our second full-day excursion of the semester, and this time we got to visit the beautiful city of Strasbourg. Metz may be known as La Ville Verte (Green City), but Strasbourg takes the cake when it comes to sustainability efforts. It […]
Week 6 Blog: The Posing Chickens and Nuclear Waste
Our topic of conversation this week was nuclear power and radioactive waste. This is a prevalent and challenging issue in France and all over the world. Nuclear waste is hazardous for the environment and people, and there is no way to recycle it or safely store it for long periods. So, this issue of nuclear […]
The Institut Européen d’Écologie Turns 50!
It was a very exciting week for the SLS program! One of our partners, the Institut Européen d’Écologie, celebrated its 50th anniversary on Tuesday (09/21), and we had the honor of joining them in the festivities! For their main anniversary event, they started the evening by introducing and unveiling the Aquablier, a water hourglass statue […]