Ian KenastoninSustainable GermanyDDR MuseumWhen in Berlin, we visited the DDR museum which showed a lot of personal details of what it would be like to live in the DDR (AKA German…Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 2023
Ian KenastoninSustainable GermanyAirbus Stade FactoryOutside of Hamburg we visited the local Airbus factory. This factory was responsible for making the tails of 3 Airbus plane models. The…Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 2023
Ian KenastoninSustainable GermanyBiogas vs. Solar EnergyWhile in Freiburg we visited two farms, one which produced milk and was equipped with a large solar array, and one which produced biogas in…Jun 12, 20231Jun 12, 20231
Ian KenastoninSustainable GermanyStuttgart 21On Wednesday (5/21/23) we got a guided tour of the construction site of Stuttgart 21, the new station and underground high speed rail…Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 2023
Ian KenastoninSustainable GermanyGerman Integration, Identity, and MigrationWhen looking at the response to the 2015 Syrian Refugee crisis, the response from Germany was noble politically, but fell short when…Apr 16, 2023Apr 16, 2023
Ian KenastoninSustainable GermanyOstalgieI thought the video interview with Ina was very interesting. One thing that struck me as surprising was the different emotions associated…Apr 16, 2023Apr 16, 2023
Ian KenastoninSustainable Germany9 Euro TicketThe 9 Euro ticket was a policy which took place in the summer months of 2022 where riders could purchase a ticket for any regional public…Apr 15, 2023Apr 15, 2023
Ian KenastoninSustainable GermanyGerman Sword ManufacturingGermany is home to WKC (Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie.), which is the oldest existing sword factory in the world. The company started in…Apr 14, 2023Apr 14, 2023
Ian KenastoninSustainable GermanyAtomkraft, Nein, Danke?I would recommend that Germany continue with it’s scheduled April 2023 phase out of nuclear power. I believe that it was necessary to push…Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
Ian KenastoninSustainable GermanyNet Metering and the Duck CurveNet metering is a solar policy adopted by many energy providers which allows customers with solar panels to sell their excess energy back…Mar 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023
