]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/netherlands Blog Articles Tagged with 'netherlands' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/150096?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Melanie, one of our climate campaigners, took part in an action against coal as a volunteer last weekend in Rotterdam. She writes... Camping in November could be considered ill advised. Camping on the coast with the wind whipping in off the North Sea... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/150096?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:11:06 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149845?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands A urea-based SCR system on a heavy-duty truck. Click to enlarge.Increasingly stringent emissions requirements are resulting in a surge of applications of urea-based selective catalytic reduction systems in new diesel trucks, buses, cars and sport uti... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149845?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:39:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149368?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Chemists at Utrecht University (The Netherlands) have developed a new method using X-ray microscopy to observe catalysts in action. A report on their work is published in the 13 November edition of the journal Nature.Gaining insight into the mechanis... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/149368?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:51:58 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/149245?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Dutch designer Marieke Staps has built a lamp with the LEDs powered by soil. She writes: Free and environmentally friendly energy forever and ever. The lamp runs on mud. The metabolism of biological life produces enough electricity to keep an LED la... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/149245?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:13:53 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/149241?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Photo Greenpeace/Kate DavisonSjoerd Jongens, 57 years old, died yesterday in a bicycle accident on his way to work here at Greenpeace International in Amsterdam.He joined Greenpeace in 1987, when he took on the job of radio operator at World Park... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/149241?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:05:58 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148676?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Charles Jencks called it Adhocism: the art of living and doing things ad hoc- using materials at hand, rather than waiting for the perfect moment or proper approach. As a principle of design, it begins with everyday improvisations, such as bottles... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148676?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:10:16 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/148334?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Another dawn start today. Yesterday, we arrived in Dumai, a large port on the eastern coast of Sumatra and the second largest in Indonesia in terms of palm oil exports, and the scene of last year's Rainbow Warrior action. This morning, we headed out ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/148334?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:18:10 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/148209?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands In a fascinating development, Integro Earthfuels is planning to build its first of ten commercial torrefaction plants in the US. Torrefaction of biomass is one of the most promising bioenergy technologies, because it transforms bulky biomass into a h... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/148209?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:37:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/147912?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands photo: thecoolhunter.netWhat better way to raise awareness of global warming on Amsterdam canals than a pair of realistic looking inflatable hands and a sign with a catchy message? One would think this was a bit of preaching to the choir in the Nethe... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/147912?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147418?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands By Sarah K. BurkhalterWorld leaders congratulated Barack Obama on his presidential win, and indicated that his environmental policies look to be a welcome change from the past eight years. Rajendra Pachauri, Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Clima... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/147418?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:59:48 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/147244?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands photo: Mike BabcockOne of the problems with developing a commercially workable system of using hydrogen as a transportation fuel is the fact that tanks that safely and securely store the hydrogen are generally so heavy as to be cumbersome in the vehi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/147244?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:19:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/147135?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands In these days when presidential candidates talk about biofuels, carrying a reusable shopping bag has moved beyond the crunchy to the mainstream, and CFL light bulbs are doing brisk business at Walmart, you'd think we as a society were making progress... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/147135?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:00:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/147237?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands In these days when presidential candidates talk about biofuels, carrying a reusable shopping bag has moved beyond the crunchy to the mainstream, and CFL light bulbs are doing brisk business at Walmart, you'd think we as a society were making progress... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/147237?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:00:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/148036?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands In these days when presidential candidates talk about biofuels, carrying a reusable shopping bag has moved beyond the crunchy to the mainstream, and CFL light bulbs are doing brisk business at Walmart, you'd think we as a society were making progress... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/148036?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:00:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/148161?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands In these days when presidential candidates talk about biofuels, carrying a reusable shopping bag has moved beyond the crunchy to the mainstream, and CFL light bulbs are doing brisk business at Walmart, you'd think we as a society were making progress... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/148161?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:00:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/147052?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands 11/05/2008 - SET Venture Partners, part of the Netherlands-based Sustainable Energy Technology Fund, plans to invest in Dutch firm SolarTotal to help it expand in Europe...... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-edge-news/147052?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/146957?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Image: Ars ElectronicaSince 1990, Dutch kinetic artist Theo Jansen has been creating and nurturing the evolution of large new life forms called Strandbeest. At once awkward and strangely beautiful, these sand beasts are born of the technological age,... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/146957?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:06:34 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/146198?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Ten research institutes in the European Union (EU) have founded the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA). The EERA will be a key actor of the EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) and will contribute to accelerate the development of new ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/146198?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:36:58 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145880?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands For those who can't bear to shoot the real thing, Lise Lefebvre takes old Dutch blankets from thrift shops and turns them into her version of the classic bear skin rug.... ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/145880?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:53:33 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/145249?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Over the last weeks, pro-nuclear politicians in Belgium have launched an attack in the media against the law which phases out nuclear power. This law, passed in 2003, would shut down the seven reactors one after the other when they reach the end of t... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/145249?rsstype=tag&tag=netherlands Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:42:26 -0400