How Copenhagen Became a Great People-Oriented City (Video)

Pay Attention, We Need to Learn From This Are you tired of hearing us rave about Copenhagen yet? I hope not, because that city is a constant source of inspiration, an… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Viral Rap Video: "The Bixi Anthem" from Da Gryptions

In the last few months we’ve seen some great environmentally themed rap songs, notably John Forté’s “Oil on the Shore” and 350’s “A Rap for Copenhagen.” Now Montreal-based Da Gryptions have laid down a track to celebrate bike sharing: “The Bixi Anthem.” Check out the video:

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Copenhagen Hotel Pays Guests to Generate Electricity by Biking

Scoring free stuff at nice hotels is a rare occurence (hello, $10 bag of mini-bar peanuts!), so when a classy establishment like the Crowne Plaza pays guests to embrace green energy, we get a little bit excited. The chain’s Copenhagen hotel offers guests free meals for pedaling stationary bicycles to power generators

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Video: RAN’s Names The Copenhagen Accord As Its Greenwash of the Week

Rainforest Action Network has used its “Greenwash of the Week” show to mock the efficacy of The Copenhagen Accord , the deal President Obama is said to have brokered at the international climate talks in Denmark last December. The Accord is viewed by some as weak because it allows for countries to “pledge” their emissions reduction goals, but the countries are not legally bound to meet their pledges.

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Put It To Rest: IPCC Chair Pachauri Cleared of Alleged Financial Misconduct

photo: Copenhagen Climate Congress IPCC chair Rajendra Pachauri even went so far to make public how much his tailor charges him for his suits in defending himself against claims he was personally profiting from climate change, and now Times of India reports that an independent review has cleared him of any financial misconduct….

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Architects Envision Future of Bike Sharing in Copenhagen

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Today on Planet 100: China Signs Copenhagen Accord (Video)

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Velo-City Global 2010: Cycling Experts From Around the World Will Meet in Copenhagen

Photo: Flickr , CC “Different Gears – Same Destination” Cyclists too have conferences. The European Cyclists’ Federation, the City of Frederiksberg, and the City of Copenhagen are inviting us to Velo-City Global 2010 (a wordplay on the French word for bike, “vélo”, and “velocity”) in Copenhagen on June 22-25, 2010

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The Human Bee Pollinator: People in a Beeless World?

Image credit: Fashioning Tech It’s well known by now that much of the action at the failed climate talks in Copenhagen happened outside the convention center. From clashes with police to activists being banned from talks , some of the action was confrontational

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How They Keep Bike Lanes Clear in Copenhagen

We have not had any snow yet in Toronto, so I have not yet had to complain this year about the traditional use of bike lanes for snow storage. Over in Copenhagen, Mikael at Copenhagenize shows how it should be done, with dedicated machines called snow slingers that “rolls along eating up the snow drifts and spitting the snow into a truck driving next to it. It can fill that truck in 5 minutes.” …

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