Terms: europe
Matches: 733
Displayed: 50
When you have more than 50 Matches, go to Categories to see the rest.
Categories
Specific Results
- Europe - Medieval Europe
- Europe - Middle Ages (Mitchell's 7th Grade Students)
Provides drawings and articles on the Middle Ages by 7th grade students.
- Research - Modern European History (New York Public Library)
- Europe - Eastern Europe (Feig)
- European History (Christy)
Provides ancient and medieval histories of European nations. Also provides other historical tidbits, such as graffiti found on the walls of Pompeii.
- World War II Timeline in Europe (History Place)
Provides a comprehensive history of World War II, by date.
- Buildings, Structures, and Artifacts of Europe (OSSHE)
Provides buildings, structures, and artifacts depicting European cultural history.
- Maps - Resources and Trade of Europe (OSSHE)
Provides maps of resources and trade in ancient Europe.
- Western European Languages Literature Online (ALA and University of Virginia - Campbell)
Provides literature by language. Includes Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Fnnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Old Norse and Modern Icelandic, Portuguese, Provençal, Spanish, and Swedish literature. Part of the Western European Specialists Section (WESS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries. 2-00
- Biographies Search (EuropeanServers Ltd)
Provides over 5,000 biographies in English and over 10,000 total. Provides a search engine but no directory or alphabetical listing. 4-00
- Fuel Cells - European Strategy (Energieverwertungsagentur)
Discusses the plan for increasing the use of fuel cells and hydrogen power for the future. 1-01
- Bush and Europe - Cultural Differences (BBC - Roxburgh)
Describes the areas of disagreement between President George W. Bush and European leaders. Areas include national defense, capital punishment, global warming, and more. (Uses British spelling of words, which is sometimes different from the United States.) 6-01
- Costs to Reduce Emissions for Kyoto Targets (European Communities)
Provides a short summary of a two-year study to determine costs associated with complying with the Kyoto Protocol to reduce global warming by reducing emissions by 8 percent of 1990 rates. For Europe, the cost to comply with the Kyoto Protocol is estimated to be 3.2 billion dollars (3.7 Euro) per year. (Uses PDF format.) 6-01
- Methane Reduction in Europe (European Communities)
Provides information on European efforts at cost-effective reduction of methane, one of the main greenhouse gases that are increasing due to human activity. A major effort will be made to reduce methane escaping during extraction, transport, and distribution of oil, natural gas, and coal. (Uses PDF format.) 6-01
- Biomass - Methane Reduction in Europe (European Communities)
Provides information on European efforts at cost-effective reduction of methane, one of the main greenhouse gases that are increasing due to human activity. Suggests alternative treatment of biomass is important. In order of cost-effective importance, the study recommends three methods. First, divert biodegradable waste from landfills and use alternative treatments, such as composting or incinerating. Second, collect and burn landfill gas. Third, oxidate landfill gases. (Uses PDF format.) 6-01
- Muslims in Europe (Economist.com)
Describes the heritage and pattern of settlement of Muslims in Europe. 10-01
- Muslim Rage and Europe (Oregonian - Friedman)
Provides an essay arguing that it is the loss of dignity that has caused young middle-class men from the Middle East to turn to leaders who turn them from Islam to violence. 12-01
- 08-28-02 Europeans Abandon Alternate Energy Plans (Independent - Lean)
"Hopes that world leaders would agree to boost renewable energy, such as wind and solar power, were dealt a devastating blow yesterday when European Union negotiators abandoned attempts to press for it."
- European and Middle East Leaders Alarmed by Bush Administration's Position on Iraq (CNN - Oakley)
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said '' 'If you strike Iraq and kill the people of Iraq while Palestinians are being killed by Israel... then not one Arab leader will be able to control the angry outburst of the masses.' " In addition, European nations "have noted with alarm what they see as growing unilateralist attitudes in the U.S.," according to Oakley. "Even the United States' staunchest ally in Europe [the UK] still prefers the diplomatic course to the military one at this stage." 9-02
- Europeans Split on Positions About War With Iraq (Independent News)
"Tony Blair headed for a council of war with George Bush yesterday with the backing of seven European countries but with EU policy towards Iraq disintegrating into bitterness and division." 1-03
- 06-01-03 Europe Sends Probe to Mars (BBC News)
"The race to find life on Mars is set to begin on Monday with the launch of Europe's first voyage to another planet." 6-03
- European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
Reports on racism in Europe. 12-03
- European Orbiter Finds Water (CBS News)
"Europe's Mars orbiter has found the most direct evidence yet of water in the form of ice on the Red Planet's surface, the European Space Agency said Friday." 1-04
- 01-26-04 Human Rights Watch Decries Iraq War (Radio Free Europe)
"International-rights monitor Human Rights Watch says there are special circumstances that warrant humanitarian intervention across the borders of sovereign states. But conditions in Iraq last year, the group says, did not meet these criteria."
"The organization has exhaustively chronicled the abuses of Saddam Hussein's regime dating back to the 1980s, estimating it was responsible for as many as 250,000 deaths. But it says in a lead article in its annual survey of human rights that at the time of the U.S.-led invasion last March, there was no crisis in Iraq that justified a massive military intervention." 1-04
- 03-19-04 Rift Between Europe and USA (CBS News)
"Trans-Atlantic relations are at a dangerous low ebb and some prominent Americans and Europeans have concluded that governments on both sides of the ocean are at fault." 3-04
- 08-16-04 Bush to Withdraw Troops from Europe and Asia (MSNBC News)
"President Bush’s plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won’t ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan." 8-04
- Europe
- -05-28-05 Europe to Lose Plants to Global Warming (U.S. Politics)
"More than half of Europe's plant species will be at threat or classified as vulnerable by 2080 as a consequence of global warming, a study published on Monday said."
The big losers will be the northern Mediterranean rim, southern Portugal and southwestern Spain and mountain regions, where vegetation will be badly hit by hotter weather and water stress, it warned." 5-05
- -06-01-05 Dutch Reject European Union Constitution (Bloomberg.com)
"The veto reflects concern that the Netherlands, the biggest donor to the EU's budget on a per capita basis, is losing sovereignty and influence in the enlarged 25-member bloc, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said. The rejection will probably kill the treaty, which requires the assent of all EU members to take effect. The euro dropped below $1.22 for the first time since September." 6-05
- European Union News (Awesome Library)
Provides news about the European Union. 6-05
- European Union Completes Its Constitution (Independent)
"The European Union's first constitution was finally published yesterday. Almost 16 months of work on revamping Europe's creaking structures concluded with champagne and a rendition of Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy'." The draft must still be approved to be final.
"The French Foreign Minister, Dominique de Villepin, said the draft would make Europe a key player on the world stage. Britain's government representative, Peter Hain, described it as 'a foundation for a modern, more democratic Europe, better anchored to its nation states and more accountable to its citizens'." 6-03
- Goosen, Retief (EuropeanTour.com)
"Captured his second US Open Championship title and took his place among golf’s elite with a stunning victory at Shinnecock Hills in 2004, holding off the challenge of Masters Champion Phil Mickelson."
- -07-28-05 European Union Seeks Mandatory Limits on Gases (BBC News)
"The European Union says it will push for legally-binding global restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions.
"A spokeswoman's comments came after the announcement of a voluntary pact, based on new technology, between the US and five Asia-Pacific states."
"She also told BBC News that the new pact is unlikely to bring a significant reduction in emissions."
"The new pact will allow signed-up countries - currently the United States, Australia, China, India, South Korea and Japan - to set goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions individually, with no enforcement mechanism." 7-05
- -09-02-05 European Union Offers Oil to the U.S. (Guardian Unlimited)
"The EU today offered to provide oil to the US if requested as America ran short of fuel after the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina." 9-05
- Surprised Europeans Offer Help (MSNBC News)
"As the enormity of Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath sinks in, Europeans have been moved to help in ways great and small: from an Austrian university proposing to take in 500 students from New Orleans, to nations agreeing to tap into strategic oil reserves."
"Amid the compassion, there was also surprise that America was so vulnerable and unprepared, and dismay the Bush administration plays down the global warming threat that so many Europeans link to the force and frequency of such storms." 9-05
- -11-09-05 European Union to Probe Reports of Secret U.S. Prisons (MSNBC News)
"European Union officials said Thursday they would investigate a report that the CIA set up secret jails in Eastern Europe to interrogate top al-Qaida suspects. Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch in New York said it has evidence indicating the CIA transported suspected terrorists captured in Afghanistan to Poland and Romania." 11-05
- -12-20-05 Stone Tools Found 200,000 Years Earlier in Europe (Scientific American)
"Now archaeologists have discovered proof that ancient humans lived there too—some 200,000 years earlier than they were believed to have penetrated northern Europe." 12-05
- -01-02-06 Russian-Ukrain Conflict on Gas Affects Europe (CNN News)
"A move by Russia's state-owned natural gas monopoly Gazprom to suspend supplies to Ukraine has sparked a war of words between the two countries and disrupted gas flows to other parts of Europe." 12-05
- -04-13-06 European Rivers Hit Record Highs (MSNBC News)
"The Danube reached record high levels in Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria on Thursday, flooding fertile farmland as authorities in southeastern Europe considered ordering evacuations." 04-06
- -04-22-06 Russia Controls Much of Western Europe's Fuel Supply (Washington Times)
"Russia, which has demonstrated its willingness to use energy as a political weapon, is tightening its grip on supplies to Western Europe, with projections showing it will provide 70 percent of the region's natural gas by 2025." 04-06
- -05-28-08 Fuel Prices in Europe Causing Reaction (Time.com)
"American motorists are understandably grumbling over skyrocketing gas prices as the summer travel season approaches. But their pain hardly registers against the rage afoot in Europe these days. Fishermen, truck drivers and farmers are threatening to bring entire economic sectors to a halt with protests against crippling fuel costs. The wave of angry action is expected to spread further across Europe in coming days, despite efforts by political leaders to feel the pain and figure out how to alleviate it." 05-08
- Volkswagen's Diesel Polo--In Europe (PopularMechanics.com)
"The Polo gets 60 to 70-plus mpg. And it’s really fun to drive. It’s got a good bit of turbo lag, so you need to keep the revs up for serious power, but once the turbo kicks in, acceleration is frisky. And the lag makes the car feel faster than it actually is. I didn’t wring it out, but over the course of a short cruise through the suburbs, it felt like a car I could gladly live with day in, day out. Fun to drive, just enough room for a family, and frugal as all get out. In Europe, the Polo sells for less than $20,000." 06-08
- -09-29-08 Lessons of Europe's Biggest Bailout (Time.com)
"In the largest financial services deal ever signed, Fortis — part of a consortium alongside the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Spain's Santander — put up $34 billion in return for ABN's Dutch banking business, among other assets." 09-08
- -01-07-09 Europeans Suffer as Russia Cuts Gas Shipments (MSNBC News)
"Russia shut off all gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine on Wednesday — leaving more than a dozen countries scrambling to cope during a winter cold snap. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin publicly endorsed the move and urged that international observers be brought into the energy dispute." 01-09
- -01-23-09 Why Europe Needs Russian Oil (Time.com)
"Moscow sent a chilly reminder, over the New Year, of the urgency behind Europe's quest to wean itself off a dependence on Russian natural gas. Millions of Germans, Slovaks, Bulgarians, Moldovans and Italians were left without heat for a week in sub-zero temperatures, as a result of a commercial dispute between Russia and Ukraine — Moscow had turned off the gas supply piped across the vast former Soviet Republic, hoping to turn up the heat on the Western-aligned government in Kiev by turning off the heat in Europe. Restarting the flow required urgent diplomatic shuttling by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders. But as much as the episode highlighted the problem of depending on energy supplies from an increasingly churlish Russia, finding alternative supply sources will be far from simple." 01-09
- -03-13-09 U.S. and Europe Disagree on Financial Fix (MSNBC News)
"There's widespread agreement among the world's biggest countries that the current global financial and economic crises require global solutions. But as leaders from twenty of those countries gather this weekend in London, that may be about all they can agree on." 03-09
- -04-02-09 British Historian: Europe Crisis Worse than the USA's (MSNBC News)
"British historian Niall Ferguson explains why, compared with most Americans, Europeans will find it more difficult to face the current downturn." 04-09
- -04-03-09 Obama Urges New Tone With Europe (New York Times)
"He [Obama] urged a shift in attitudes. In America, he said, there had been 'a failure to appreciate Europe’s leading role in the world,' and there had been 'times when America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive,' Mr. Obama said."
"But in Europe, he went on, there had also been anti-American attitudes. 'On both sides of the Atlantic, these attitudes have become all too common,' President Obama said. 'They are not wise.' " 04-09
- -Editorial: Obama's Style a Challenge for Europe (Christian Science Monitor)
"Ahead of his visit, in inconclusive meetings in Brussels, there was uncertainty and bickering. What's causing stress in the European Union is not US badgering and unilateralism, but the Obama dynamic of moving toward agreement, concensus, and multilateralism, say some economists and political scientists."
" 'President Bush was an extraordinary catalyst for Europe, a bogeyman. Even people with diverging views on economic and foreign policy were united against the US policy,' says Karim Bitar, a Paris consultant and scholar at the Institute for International and Strategic Relations. 'But now the US can no longer be accused of all the world's ills. The truth is, Europeans now think more about America than about Europe. There is no European consensus on the most basic questions of our future, what we should be. Under Bush, we could evade them. Not now.' " 04-09
- Biomass Conference in Europe for 2009 (Conference-Biomass.com)
"On each previous occasion, the European Biomass Conference has demonstrated itself to be a key event for the biomass community from Europe. It has also attracted communities from all over the world, especially from North America, Latin America, Asia and Africa. These are closely interconnected with Europe through the issues of imports, global trade, WTO mechanisms and aid policy."
"With Sessions on Biomass Resources, Biomass Conversion, Fuels from Biomass, Market, Policies and Sustainability, we expect this event to provide not only the latest scientific results in the field of research and development but also useful information about policy formulation for the European Union institutions, the EU Member States and all the participating countries." 05-09
Back to Top
Send comments to
[Dr. Jerry Adams at jadams@awesomelibrary.org.]
|