I recently had the chance to interview Sungevity CEO Andrew Birch, which was a great privilege and honor given Sungevity’s longtime and ongoing leadership in the solar industry. Obviously, I think … [Read full article]
Tag: Netherlands
Giraffe Kisses Maintenance Worker Dying From Cancer
Beautiful. I love giraffes. Apparently, a maintenance worker at Rotterdam’s Diergaarde Blijdorp zoo is dying from cancer. He requested that he be brought to the zoo to pay a last visit to … [Read full article]
Vintage Bicycles Could be the Truly Sustainable Bike Option
Environmentalists and active folks love bicycles, because they’re not only efficient and a fun way to stay fit, but they’re also probably the most sustainable method of transportation we have. … [Read full article]
Holland — The Original Cool (& Green)
Holland — one of my favorite places in the world. More info in this Bikocity repost below. Below is a fun (& funny) video about Holland. Of course, biking is … [Read full article]
Heated Bike Lanes For Drier And Safer Winter Biking Being Considered By Dutch Towns
Heated bike paths are currently being considered as a solution to winter snow cover in some regions of the Netherlands. Such paths would result in drier, easier bike commutes … [Read full article]
Dutch Kids Ride Bicycle-Bus to School!
A bicycle bus! I have to admit, I didn’t see one of these when I lived in the Netherlands! (For a bunch of photos of the cool things I … [Read full article]
Bicycling in Amsterdam: Beautiful Film with Classic, Vintage Footage from Yesteryear
Via Copenhagenize: “Brilliant film from Ed van den Elsken. As our friend Angela called it, ‘A short movie about cycling in the pre cycle chic era’. Fantastic footage from Amsterdam.” (Have to watch … [Read full article]
Traffic Garden of Utrecht
Watching this video, one finds something so simple, so commonsense, and at the same time, so brilliant in it. Things as they should be is what Planetsave is all about. Copenhagenize leads us … [Read full article]
Bicycle Heaven(s), Bike-Sharing Saves Lives (+ Top Green Living Stories)
Check out this fun Dutch bicycling federation video I just ran across on Copenhagenize. Nice.
North Sea Wind Farm Proves Beneficial to Local Fauna
New research into the effect offshore wind farms have on the local habitat have provided striking results, given many of the assumptions made about such wind farms without scientific evidence. According to scientists, a wind farm in the North Sea actually has a beneficial effect on the local fauna.
Intelligent Street Lighting Saves 80 Percent on Energy
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) alumnus Management of Technology, Chintan Shah has developed an intelligent street lighting system that could save up to 80% on energy.
Kate Winslet, PETA Oppose Foie Gras
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAzrSl0ztsQ Foie gras is a “luxury food” or delicacy. However, if you watched the video above, I imagine you’d rather not pay anything for it. Completely horrifying. It is nice … [Read full article]
Japanese Whaling & Ocean Battle Get U.S., Netherlands, Australia, & New Zealand's Attention
Are you fed up with Japanese whaling, or with the battles between Japanese whaling vessels and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society? Apparently, the U.S., the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand … [Read full article]