Terra Nuova Magazine July/August 2024

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT - "Clean and sustainable nuclear? A utopia"
In Italy, the government is proposing a return to nuclear energy, focusing primarily on small modular reactors, the so-called Small modular reactors. But, as physicist Vittorio Marletto and chemist Vincenzo Balzani explain, "it would be an even bigger problem for waste and safety. Furthermore, it is not renewable energy." Let's take stock.

ECO PRODUCTS - Hemp: Europe and Italy at two speeds
While in Europe the move by Germany, which has legalized self-production and Cannabis Social Clubs, has definitively broken the barrier of prohibitionism, in Italy, in various sectors, it is difficult to go beyond prejudices. Recommended reading: Medical cannabis. 

RECIPES - Fresh and raw. Three first courses perfect for summer
Tasty, vital, healthy: raw food dishes, if prepared following precise but simple transformation techniques, can surprise even the most skeptical. This is the best time to experiment and let yourself be won over. Recommended reading: Everything raw in the kitchen.

WELLBEING - Realigning the body with Rolfing®
This bodywork method acts on the fascia tissue and allows you to regain correct posture and elasticity of movement, as well as alleviating pain and discomfort.

ECOVILLAGES - Ecovillages: another way of living
Ecovillages practice socially, ecologically and economically sustainable lifestyles every day. An opportunity to learn about these realities is the annual summer gathering that this year will be held at the Meraki ecovillage, in the Bologna Apennines, from 24 to 28 July. Recommended reading: Ecovillages and cohousing.

ECOVILLAGGI.IT - News and insights from the Italian Eco Villages Network

DIY - Recovering rainwater
To limit the consumption of drinking water, it is also necessary to recover the water that rains from the sky. An easy and affordable solution exists and can be used for various purposes, such as watering vegetable gardens and gardens. Recommended reading: Collect rainwater. 

ENVIRONMENT - 2026 Olympics: environment and local economies at risk
The slogan is the usual one: "More money, more jobs, more wealth". All seasoned with reassuring words like zero impact, sustainability, transparency... But there are also those who tell another version and the shadows on the next Olympic Games, which will be held in 2026 between Milan and Cortina, are becoming longer and more insidious. Committees, citizens and experts say "enough!".

COMIC STRIP - Come with us to Futura, the city of happy degrowth
Each of us, in our daily lives, has the power to change things; to understand how and what to do, tools, indications, suggestions can be useful. And this is what Virgilia does, who speaks to all of us, young and old. Recommended reading: Virgilia and happy degrowth

POINTS OF VIEW - The new GMOs and the slavery on seeds
In 2023, the European Commission proposed the deregulation of organisms obtained with New Genomic Techniques (NGT) and the European Parliament approved it. If the Member States were to find an agreement and a synthesis emerged from the final negotiations between the Community institutions, we would face a profound change in our food systems. Recommended reading: Why stop new GMOs.