Toxic Paris Smog is Choking Us All
The Eiffel Tower disappeared last week, hidden beneath an opaque layer of filthy Paris smog. Temporary measures have been instituted to limit more air pollution, but why don’t we prevent these problems...
View ArticleNeed for Immigration Reform Being Underlined in Blood
Two months ago 15 people drowned trying to cross the border, after the Spanish military police shot rubber bullets at the frightened and exhausted, people. As untold numbers perish trying to flee to...
View ArticleCycling in Amsterdam – Stories on Video
When it comes to bicycle culture and cycling safety, Europe is way ahead of the US (although we’re catching up!). That’s especially true in Amsterdam, where it’s less about bikes co-existing with cars,...
View Article3 Green Hostels in Europe
Yesterday, we had a good post on 3 green hostels in the Americas. As I promised, here is one on green hostels in Europe as well. I have lived in Europe, in total, for about 2 and a half years now. I’m...
View ArticleDenmark & Germany Next to Announce Big Renewable Energy Targets & Possibilities
Yes, more European countries are showing that they are very serious about addressing climate change, while the U.S. does,.. well,.. not much. It was just the other I wrote about Northern Ireland and...
View ArticleLargest Offshore Wind Farm in World Completed in UK
Since I’m on a renewable energy in Europe kick this week, thought I’d share one more piece of good news. The largest offshore wind farm in the world was launched in the UK last week. This $1.2 billion...
View ArticleHigh-Speed Trains in Russia and Turkey
Turkey got its first high-speed trains back in November 2007. It’s state railway company (TCDD) was the 8th in the world to operate high-speed trains (and the 6th in Europe). News now is that the...
View ArticleEuropean Cities Limiting the Car, Improving Quality of Life
Europe, as we know, has a much different urban fabric — because most of its cities were developed long before cars arrived. They have narrower streets, are more walkable, more bike-friendly, and more...
View ArticleHow Perugia, Italy Said Goodbye to Traffic, Hello to Improved Quality of Life
If you want to see an idyllic, small Italian city, Perugia may be the place for you. It fits all the characteristics of those beautiful Italian towns from the movies. However, it hasn’t forever. It...
View ArticleBerlin — Bike Paradise
I recently took a short little vacation to Berlin (just about 5-7 hours away by train from where I live). While I had noticed when I visited the first time (2 years ago) that it was a tremendous bike...
View ArticleSix Things to Love About Germany
Recently I was editing some images from our last trip to Berlin, and started thinking about why I love Germany, and what they do well. So many good things come to mind, not even including the really...
View ArticleIceland Revolutionizes Their Banks, Constitution & Democracy Itself
"Why Iceland Should be in the News but is Not" describes how Iceland has completely transformed their financial institutions, as well as their entire democratic process. The story of how the European...
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