Threat is almost always a bad advisor. The artificial putting together between the heat wave which is hurting France and climate change is exploited by lobbies to promote green radical solutions as « carbon neutrality », a concept whose definition is fuzzy and depends from the one who is putting it forward, or even the “de-carbonization” of the society. The adoration for innovation is called to help to save the planet and the electric, autonomous and connected car is proposed as a credible solution. These debates are not new and we just have to read again Jules Verne, the science-fiction father, to ...

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The announcement, the day after European elections of one thousand redundancies at Belfort site has generated indignation and acerb critics to the government. When the acquisition by General Electric of Alstom power businesses was approved by the State in 2015, it had been decided, on the opposite, jobs creations of about one thousand. Unable to fulfill this commitment, the American group was asked for a 50 million euro penalty by the State. But these announced jobs reductions are not concerning the activities acquired four years ago. They result from the major strategic mistakes made 25 years ago by Alsthom, whose ...

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Environmental issues and the global warming are at the top of the proposals inscribed in the Renaissance list of proposals for the European elections, a list which has the support of “La République en Marche”, the president of the Republic political party. This preoccupation is legitimated but has it really the full significance it is attributed to it in this debate? The first question to which it is necessary to answer it about the future alliances to be constituted between the elected people groups which will have seats at the European Parliament. The two main groups which would emerge ...

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