Oberursel’s administration has warned of phone calls offering solar energy consultations for private home owners, that suggest an official connection to the town although none actually exists:
Leb’ wohl, Bio-Ethanol
September 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It is now four years since I started driving a car powered by bio-ethanol. Those four years ended yesterday when I returned the car to the dealer with only a few days left to run on the lease.
The car that I have replaced it with no longer runs on bio-ethanol (E85), although it does use the new E10 fuel.
So how have those four years been and why did I switch back?
Well, whilst on the one hand it was nice to try something new [Read more…]
Volker Bouffier answered citizens’ questions at the Hessentag
June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Ministerpräsident (prime minister) of the State of Hesse, Volker Bouffier answered citizens’ questions at the Hessentag on Sunday. The Bürgersprechstunde took place on the stage in Hall 1 of the Landesausstellung and lasted for an hour.
The question and answer session was chaired by Statesecretary and Spokesman of the government of the State of Hessen, Michael Bußer.
Ministerpräsident Volker Bouffier (r) and Statesecretary Michael Bußer (l) answering questions at the Hessentag
Topics covered included the school situation in Oberursel, the extension of one school in particular, although no answer here was forthcoming because it is apparently not something that the state is responsibly for, rather the local district council (Kreis). Strangely, when that council was being elected, the politicians said the exact opposite. [Read more…]
