Berlin Tegel TXL To Otto-Lilienthal Airport please, isn t something a Berliner would ever say. That might be its official name since 1988, but it s simply known as Tegel, after the district it s located in. For 46 years it was Berlin s gateway to the world. As the capital s new airport, BER, finally opens after an 8-year delay, the reliable but chronically congested airport in Berlin s north has served its time.
Goodbye Tegel Airport!
Tegel s heart is a hexagon
Tegel is considered an icon of airport architecture. Designed in 1965 by the then still unknown architects Gerkan, Marg & Partners (gmp), it was designed for maximum service. In order to enable fast, orderly handling, they arranged the gates around a hexagon. The hexagon became the trademark of Tegel, which was soon considered the most modern airport in the world.
Labor activists hold signs during a Seattle City Council meeting in which the council voted on raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, June 2, 2014, in Seattle. (CNS/David Ryder, Reuters)
Monday night, Tucker Carlson began his show with an eight-minute rant about the power outages in Texas and how they were the result of wind turbines freezing in the cold. The problem? It wasn t true, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which said problems with natural gas were the principal culprit. The next night, Carlson began his show talking about the importance of truthfulness. He offered no apology for his screed the previous night.
EU takes Germany to court for breaching environment laws
At issue is the country s failure to implement the Flora-Fauna-Habitat Directive which focuses on the conservation of natural areas, wildlife and plants .
The European Commission has been pressing Germany to better protect certain habitats important to flora and fauna
The European Commission filed suit against Germany in the European Court of Justice, the bloc s highest court, for long running violations of existing nature conservation laws.
For years, the Commission in Brussels has been criticizing Germany for violating the EU s Flora-Fauna-Habitat Directive, as have domestic environmental organizations. According to the latest information from the authorities, Germany has still not designated a significant number of areas as special protection areas, the Commission wrote in a statement released on Thursday. Therefore, the Commission is taking Germany to the Court of Justice of the European Union.