The submission of the Spinetta report to the Government on the future of the SNCF has set fire to the powder keg. Among the many shocking proposals contained in this document, there is one that crystallises the tensions: the closure of certain small rural railway lines, deemed not profitable enough, and the closure of some of them.
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Pour comprendre et analyser la perception des Français à l’égard des technologies et de leur place dans l’avenir, l’Académie des technologies (1) et OpinionWay ont réalisé un sondage qui nous apprend que les Français s’intéressent fortement à la technologie (79%) mais qu’en même temps elle les inquiète (38%) et ils
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Because whistleblowers are the watchdogs of our democracy and it is our duty to protect them, a collective of 17 organizations initiated by Transparency France and Sciences Citoyennes (1) gave life to an innovative project on October 22nd, inaugurated on November 9th: the
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Manufacturers and distributors have no lack of imagination to target children in their communication: organization of birthday parties with avalanches of sweets and candies, labels with animal drawings and fun games, everything is good to incite our children to junk food without limit. Products that are too fatty, too sweet, too salty.
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Océplast, a player highly committed to eco-responsible plastics processing, specialising in outdoor composite furnishings, has embarked on a design thinking approach. With the help of a design agency, the Vendée-based company has rethought its entire product range. A look back at a still unusual experience in an industrial environment.
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A Manufacture (of weapons), a plain (Achilles), a factory (of innovation), laboratories (of innovative uses and practices), a large factory (creative), platforms (technological), hotels (with project), a village (by CA), a centre (of Knowledge for Innovation), a concierge, incubators, accelerators...and even a Mixer! It all starts
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As part of Galeries Lafayette's "GO FOR GOOD, for a more responsible fashion" initiative, the off-studio agency presents a manifesto installation made of shredded plastic: the design thus invests the territory of the revalorization of our waste by presenting a manifesto work of art, "The 7th continent". The designers
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The law on energy transition for green growth places the Overseas Departments and Collectivities and Corsica at the forefront of the development of renewable energies. It also gives them responsibility for defining their own multi-annual energy programming, in collaboration with the State. How to better respond to the challenges
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Some 8.8 million people are currently in "monetary poverty" (INSEE study), i.e. they live on less than 1,000 euros per month of income, i.e. 14 % of the French population. And the number of poor people increased by one million between 2005 and 2015. Which are
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Nigeria has the largest population and the strongest economy in Africa, but poverty hits the country's countryside hard, where small farmers struggle to make a living. Thanks to Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu and her network of interactive radio stations, these farmers
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Leather made from grape pomace or pineapple fibres, fabrics made from soya, coconut or even from simple textile waste - these are the new trends in tomorrow's textiles. Materials that have the advantage of being biodegradable and allow to
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89% des français se privent de produits bio car ils les estiment trop chers (Étude Agence Bio), les boutiques spécialisées et la grande distribution doublent leurs marges sur le bio (Étude UFC-Que choisir). Pour combattre idées reçues et injustice et rendre les produits bio accessibles à tous, Lucas, Nathan et
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Face au réchauffement climatique amplifié par l’emballement de l’urbanisation et des transports, l’Ile-de-France ressent le besoin vital de plusieurs larges îlots de fraîcheur ; il est encore possible de sauvegarder un tel îlot tout de suite dans une des plus belles boucles de la Seine : l’Ile Seguin. Tous les amoureux
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Adam Baïz examines the theme Innovation and Society: How to design new public policy instruments. Consolidating scientific excellence and bringing, through research, advances on the challenges facing society are strategic objectives for MINES ParisTech. First school in France by its
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In the face of the many ecological, economic and societal uncertainties, our societies need a "landscape of desire" - in the words of Ernst Bloch - and new opportunities to project themselves into the future and take new paths. An ecological and social transformation of our society is already largely at work in the following areas
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Three years after commitments were made at COP21 in Paris, only 9 countries out of the 180 that signed the Paris Accord have adopted the measures needed to contain the rise in climate risks. An OECD report points to this inertia, even though emissions have fallen back to
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Spanish architects and French agricultural engineers present a project that could well change the future of big cities: growing vegetables along the walls. They are converting blind walls into vertical vegetable gardens in the most environmentally friendly way possible using recycled materials and the
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A self-healing membrane that acts like an inverted filter, blocking small particles and letting large ones through, is the "straight out of science fiction" work of a team of mechanical engineers at Penn State. Researchers at Pennsylvania State University in the United States have just manufactured a new type of
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The centre-bourgs are dying in the small towns of our French Provinces. Just look at the lowered curtains of the shops and the number of shops for sale. This is a national phenomenon. A devitalization of the cities that the inhabitants are deserting, showing a feeling of decline and abandonment that is great.
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