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European parliament election results strengthens the Greens

9 June, 2009

Photo credit: rockcohen Green political parties from across Europe made a successful European parliament election this past week. The European Greens gained 11 new seats in the parliament and will now have a total of 46 Green MEPs, an increase … Continue reading

Co-founder of the Pirate Bay wants you to vote green in the European elections

29 May, 2009

Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi (more known as brokep) the co-founder of the Pirate Bay, the world’s largest BitTorrent tracker, also wants you to vote green in the upcoming European elections. Watch: via Vote or Die 2009 The upcoming European Elections are … Continue reading

European citizens: This is our chance to vote for the climate

22 May, 2009

Photo credit: rockcohen The upcoming European Elections are just a few weeks away. And when it comes to saving the climate this EU election is one of the more important ones. And I believe it’s definitely something you must take … Continue reading

Carbon in numbers – Weighing in on the sources that add to the planet’s greenhouse gases

6 April, 2009

Photo credit: Taras Kalapun The environmental footprint per capita in developed countries is more than 10 tones per year. For example, 10,8 tones of carbon is emitted per capita by British, 12,7 per capita by Greek and 22,4 tones per … Continue reading

Guiding the public towards a greener way of life

2 March, 2009

On Saturday the 21st of February, an unusual event took place in the central square of Athens. The Tourist Guide Organisation took a very important initiative in raising public awareness by organizing a unique exhibition. Using a small part of … Continue reading

Parking spaces vs Green spaces

23 February, 2009

Photo credit: thienzieyung During the past few months, and under high pressure put by the European Union, Greece has started to adopt a greener policy. Among other measures and actions, eco-friendly plastic bags were introduced into the market, bio-eco products … Continue reading

Stop the fires!

23 June, 2008

It has been almost one year since the last big fires were set in Europe. Last summer, many square kilometres of forests were burnt into ashes, with Greece being the most serious example. One year later, authorities have taken no … Continue reading

Rainforests and deforestation

9 June, 2008

Inside the Rainforest – Cape Tribulation – Queensland – Australia. Photo: Rob Inh00d. Tropical rainforests have the largest biodiversity of all ecosystems on Earth. The soil is rather poor, but it sustains a great variety of plants. It is estimated … Continue reading

Greece promotes green-bags in Athens

28 February, 2008

All developed countries have started taking measures to reduce their bad impact on Earth. Banning incadescent lightbulbs, cars from the city centres, or introducing laws for greener factories and industries. Greece at last followed their example by promoting a greener … Continue reading

Burning letter

19 February, 2008

The following touching text is a letter written by a fireman, some months after the one thousand fires Greece endured last summer, and addresses to people all over the world. “I would like to forget: – Those 3-4 sheeps we … Continue reading

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