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Sustainable Gastronomy Day - Interview with Elouan Trehin.
Let’s be honest: Sustainable Gastronomy Day is partly an excuse to conduct this mouthwatering interview. We’re thrilled to discuss this with Elouan Trehin, one of the most talked-about young chefs in the South of France, who was spotted by Gault&Millau just two years after he started out. As it happens, he is also Hélène’s cousin. Sustainable Gastronomy Day comes with the usual advice: eat local, eat seasonal, honor tradition, and waste less. We wanted to talk about it with s
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The goblin’s metal - Cobalt.
Cobalt has a name with a more eccentric origin than most metals. It comes from "kobold", the goblins of German folklore, who 16th-century Saxon miners believed they were spoiling the copper or silver they were originally looking for. The ore looked promising, sickened the miners, and yielded nothing of value at the time. The obvious culprit: goblins.
Jun 5
Manganese, the not so magnetic metal
Manganese has a somewhat ironic name. It comes from “Magnes”, meaning magnet in Latin, because it is often found in minerals which exhibit magnetic properties, without being magnetic itself. It is being spoken about more and more, along with its sidekicks nickel and cobalt (articles coming soon about them as well).
Apr 28
Recyclable, abundant, and whose exploitation started not that long ago: Aluminium.
In early March 2026, aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange climbed to around $3,544 per tonne, their highest level in four years. Although it is the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust.
Apr 2
Beyond the Postcard: How and What can the Ocean teach us about constraints, freedom and the environment.
Through EU Project S.E.A and PianOcean, Marike Huysmans sails with her team from port to port, performing concerts directly from her boat, turning the ocean into both stage and source. Her work moves between lived experience at sea and public performance, creating a different way to relate to environments that remain distant for most of us.
Mar 19
Not Critical, Yet Not Irrelevant for the Environment: Gold
Gold is not classified as a critical or strategic material on major national lists, nor is it explicitly featured in the outlooks of the International Energy Agency. But there is an angle that is often forgotten when talking about gold - it's not irrelevant role in the energy transition.
Feb 27
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