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Bikes at Capital Bikeshare station on Tenth Street NW in the middle of the Federal Triangle, in Washington, DC. Photo by Mr. T in DC.

Bike-Sharing Programs Hit the Streets in Over 500 Cities Worldwide

2 May, 2013

Politicians, lobbyists, and tourists alike can ride bicycles along a specially marked lane between the White House and the U.S. Capitol, part of the 115 miles of bicycle lanes and paths that now crisscross Washington, DC. In Copenhagen, commuters can … Continue reading

Siemens has produced the world's longest rotor blades for wind turbines. Measuring 75 meters in length, the blades are almost as big as the wingspan of an Airbus A380.

Now that’s huge! Record-breaking wind turbine being built by Siemens

4 August, 2012

German manufactuer Siemens have constructed off-shore wind turbines with record-breaking rotors. These enormous rotor blades are 75 meters long, which makes a single blade almost as big as the wingspan of an Airbus A380. All in all, the gigantic rotor … Continue reading

Illustration by Marc Kjerland.

Denmark to end their reliance on fossil fuels, aims for 100 percent renewable energy in 2050

5 December, 2011

The new red and green government in Denmark wants to end the country’s reliance on fossil fuels. In a proposal presented to the parliament last week the Danish government laid out their new and bold energy plan. By 2050 Denmark … Continue reading

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Denmark’s new government promises far reaching green policies

20 September, 2011

On Thursday the 15th of September 2011 the Danish right wing government of the past decade lost its slim majority. The former opposition is currently negotiating the alliance of a new government which looks like it will be more green … Continue reading

Moscow Arctic Forum promises peaceful exploitation, silent on risks

17 October, 2010

During the end of September the “Arctic nations” – Canada, Russia, Norway, the United States and Denmark – met in Moscow to agree on territorial claims. (Strangely, I didn’t notice any coverage at all in Danish media – while even … Continue reading

Copenhagen and Lund – two cities in Scandinavia where bicycles dominate

17 August, 2010

Here are two videos from Streetfilms and the BBC which shows two cities in Scandinavia where bicycles dominate. You have probably already heard about Copenhagen and the city’s great reputation as a bicycle city. But you might not have heard … Continue reading

Wolfgang Sachs on sustainable development vs economic growth

10 August, 2010

German scholar Wolfgang Sachs talked about sustainable development versus economic growth in Copenhagen on invitation by The Ecological Council, The European Environment Agency and the Danish newspaper Information. Wolfgang Sachs is a former professor, former chairman of Greenpeace Germany, author … Continue reading

Change the politics, not the climate!

Inequality between rich and poor nations helps fuel a climate of mistrust and sabotages efforts to secure a climate deal

13 February, 2010

The 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, which many have said was our last chance to take action against “the greatest threat the world has ever faced”, ended in a failure. For over 15 years delegates and … Continue reading

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World leaders apologizes for climate failure in Copenhagen ads

20 December, 2009

Our world leaders haven’t yet apologized for their climate failure in Copenhagen so Greenpeace and the global tcktcktck campaign have done it for them in these advertisements at the Copenhagen airport: “I’m sorry,” the text of the ad reads. “We … Continue reading

Scratching the surface

17 December, 2009

I was listening to the pressconference that the European Union had the last two days. One would think that by now with all the high level people attending that they would have a clear and effective communication on what they … Continue reading

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