16 May 2020 After the large fire that followed the explosion at an acetone plant run by 3VSigma di Porto Marghera fish are dying in the canal that is closest to the business from which the tower of black some arose. To put out the furious blaze fire crews had to use thousands and thousands … More Porto Marghera the day after – dead fish in the West Industrial Canal
An extraordinary image by Andrea Merola gives a sense of the accident that occurred this morning at a chemical factory in Marghera By Ytali.com 15 May 2020 A huge, dense cloud of smoke rose from the fire at one of the plants of Porto Marghera. One person burned, one injured and several … More Black cloud over Venice
The company that manages the cruise ship terminal wants to excavate the floor of the Vittorio Emanuele canal to measure the toxicity of the sludge – with a view to a possible alternate route to San Marco By Enrico Tantucci 1 May 2020 Excavation of the sludge from the Vittorio Emanuele canal: it will be … More Vittorio Emanuele sludge: conflict between VTP and Port goes to court
The results of research done by candidate Martini together with sociologist Schiavon are presented. Among the points, the lack of skilled work and mass tourism By Eugenio Pendolini May 1, 2020 “Out of control construction is ugly, does harm and produces violence”. “Mestre and Marghera have potential but they must be developed. An industrial and … More Report on focus group project presents residents concerns in Venice and Mestre
It’s up to us to decide how to start again: do we want to decisively turn the page, taking a path of sustainability, or would we rather pretend we can go back to like before, wasting an historic and perhaps unrepeatable opportunity to save a millennial city? By Stefano Croce 24 April 2020 It’s nice … More Venice. From overtourism to sustainable tourism
16 April 2020 By Nino Baldan “On April 14 we start again”, “the season opens on May 4”: these were the refrains that were heard in the supermarkets, pharmacies and food shops during the first weeks of the lockdown. Saying them with an undeniable veil of optimism were primarily the owners and employees of B&Bs, … More Venezia: coronavirus and tourism. Are we sure that everything will quickly come back as before?
Technicians are satisfied. Winds at 12 meters per second, waves 1 meter high. The problem of maintenance remains 1 April 2020 By Alberto Vitucci Wind speed at 12 meters per second, waves 1 meter high. The first test of MoSE in rough sea conditions was conducted yesterday morning at Chioggia. Half of the barriers, nine … More MoSE, the first tests in rough seas, the dams at Chioggia are raised successfully
Historians Calabi, Molà and Svalduz find a parallel in the account by notary Benedetti di Rialto, published in 1577 31 March, 2020 VENEZIA They love delving into the memories of the city, in search of the fragments that are hiding amongst the shelves of books, documents and manuscripts. After the discovery of the manuscript signed … More Red zones, self-certifications and everyone at home. The same prohibitions as in the time of the plague.
The city was first invaded by tourists, then by the acqua granda, and is now spectrally deserted: how will it be afterwards? [Ed. Note: the following is the first entry in a new series running in La Nuova Venezia, soliciting ideas on Venice’s future after the epidemic. After the introduction is one of the first … More Beyond the coronavirus – Brugnaro: “after this emergency we will have to change our model of development based on tourism.”
After 180 years, at San Francesco della Vigna a small jewel of the city reemerges. [Ed. Note: this story is about a little piece of unexpected good – the re-discovery of this piece the city’s history – coming out of a complicated and controversial story, that of the recent sale of this area, the ex-Gasometri, … More Venice: the Vera da Pozzo painted by Canaletto and Guardi is found
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