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A Giant, Man-Made Island Could Act as a Battery for Wind Power

June 30, 2011

This is an entry in my series on Denmark’s myriad efforts in the climate and clean energy arena, and why they seem to work. I’m trying to find out if Denmark-ifying societies around the world might stop climate change … Images courtesy of GreenPower…

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It’s Time to Denmark-ify Our Cities: A Copenhagen Case Study

June 30, 2011

Photo: Mik Hartwell via Wikimedia Commons/CC BY

If we’re going to consider trying to Denmark-ify societies around the world, perhaps the first thing we should do is make sure that people would actually want to live in those societies. So let’s take a…

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Denmark to be 42% Wind-Powered by 2020–100% by 2050?

June 30, 2011

This is an entry in my series on Denmark’s myriad efforts in the climate and clean energy arena, and why they seem to work. I’m trying to find out if Denmark-ifying societies around the world might stop climate change … Photo credit: C.G.P. Grey via…

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What’s Next in Wind Power Tech (Video)

June 30, 2011

This is an entry in my series on Denmark’s myriad efforts in the climate and clean energy arena, and why they seem to work. I’m trying to find out if Denmark-ifying societies around the world might stop climate change …Photo credit: jiazi via Flickr…

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ROCK REUSE RECYCLE at Rock-A-Field Festival

June 30, 2011

Last weekend I experienced what was for me the greenest music festival so far. And not only because at Rock-A-Field in Luxembourg you actually get to rock a lush green field surrounded by dense forest. The organisers of RAF also set an example of how…

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Life in Denmark’s Super-Low Energy Suburb, Stenlose South

June 29, 2011

This is an entry in my series on Denmark’s myriad efforts in the climate and clean energy arena, and why they seem to work. I’m trying to find out if Denmark-ifying societies around the world might stop climate change …

Denmark’s energy efficiency …

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Small World: France & Texas Face Similar, Severe Drought Impacts

June 14, 2011

“Central nuclear Marnay sur Seine.” Image credit:Flickr, lamon

Texas has a real Texas-size problem on its hands with Frackers Firefighters And Farmers Competing For Water. Similar severe drought-caused problems are shaping up now in parts of Europ…

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Dutch Team Drives Electric Nissan LEAF 779.19 Miles… in 24 Hours (Video)

June 3, 2011

Image: Youtube capture

1,254 Electric Kilometers in a Day on the Dutch Highway
A team of intrepid dutch men decided to see how far they could go with a Nissan LEAF electric car over 24 hours by using public fast-charging stations. The video (below) i…

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Feed-in Tariffs Rule, and This is Why (Video)

June 3, 2011

Most folks in the United States would be forgiven for never having heard of a feed-in tariff. While quite popular — and effective — in nations like Germany, England (just see Sami’s recent post for a testimonial), and around 50 others, renewable en…

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REACHing the People: Europe Assesses Public Understanding of Chemicals

June 1, 2011

Image: Europa.eu

Europe’s REACH Regulation modernizes governmental approach to controlling the chemicals we are exposed to in our everyday lives. Industry has been involved in a massive effort to re-review all available data on the chemicals in their…

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