Tag: Copenhagen - Page 8
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Pedal-Powered Ecocabs Reach Streets Of Stockholm
The Ecocab, that jazzy three-wheeled improvement on the older pedicab/rickshaw idea, debuted the first of May in Toronto and has been seen in cities such as Dublin and in Berlin for last year's World Cup. In Toronto, advertising is to be the main
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Five Cool Cargo Bikes And The Return Of The Long John
After a car-free 1.5 years in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, it had become time to reassess the bike set-up, because a wire basket, back rack and single pannier just didn't seem to be cutting for this rider
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Amusing Reuse: Recycling At Copenhagen's Tivoli
Spring has finally reached the northern reaches of the Northern Hemisphere, and that means amusement parks, and in Denmark's case, lots of beer drinking (it's legal to imbibe on the streets). In addition to amusing and not-so-amusing public
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Denmark's DONG Bets Big On EVs
TreeHugger fav Shai Agassi announced his Project Better Place has teamed with car-maker Renault and Denmark's unfortunately named DONG utility to build an electric vehicle
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PJUX - Delux Danish Footwear
You might well have men crawling after you if you wear these beautiful shoes to walk down the street, but the PJUX line by Danish designer Agneta Rautio is not just for women to wear and men to admire, Rautio has got women down on the ground
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Bike Art Screensaver Free at Cycle Chic
We love Copenhagen Cycle Chic for showing cyclists in the European style: all dressed up with everywhere to go. Now we love them even more for creating and sharing this beautiful bike art collage to enjoy everyday as a screen saver. My favorite is the
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Ride On: High Heels Are No Excuse
It’s no secret that TreeHuggers love bikes. However, as keen cyclists we know that there are times when the car can be a tempting alternative – whether its rain, heavy shopping, or large hills – there are plenty of excuses that we give ourselves for
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In Copenhagen Bicycles Overtake Cars
As a result of half a century of planning, Copenhagen has achieved a fabulous cycling goal - during the morning rush hour more bikes and mopeds pound the inner city streets than personal cars and buses. Just a bit more than a third of inhabitants get
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Clashing Nordic Capitals Up CO2 Ante
Denmark and Sweden have warred through the ages, and for nearly as long Stockholm and Copenhagen have tried to claim the title of Scandinavia’s leading city. Stockholm is bigger, but Copenhagen claims it is more cosmopolitan and a junction for the
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Eco Fair in Copenhagen is Green With Passion
Last week we visited Green Passion, the eco fair in Copenhagen. It’s the first year this green lifestyle-salon is taking place, combining eco fashion, health and beauty, home interior as well as organic food.
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Bike-Friendly Cities in Action
In our recent exploration of all things bike-related on YouTube, we’ve so far brought you video of friends moving house by bike, we’ve seen a tour of Seattle’s secure BikeStation parking facility, and today we've already showed you footage of one crazy
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Reflective Circle: For a "Well Designed Karma."
Hailing from Gothenberg, Sweden, Reflective Circle describe themselves as "a design company with a heart." Established in 2001 by Josefin Lassbo, a Masters graduate in fashion design from the Danish Design school in Copenhagen, it wants to push the
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The Aspen Ideas Festival 2006: Inspired Thinking in a Surreal Setting
The Aspen Ideas Festival is difficult to describe. Joel Makower put it well, he called it "TED meets Davos at 8,000 feet." I take this to mean that it spans just about every topic under the sun at slightly above the elevation at which reality
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Janet Dreifus, Thanks for Doing Your Thing
Readers were introduced to Janet Dreifus in April, when we let you know about Janet's Walk. I last was in contact with her then and thought it was time to update you all the progress of her west coast tour. When I visited her web site, however, I
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The Tesla Roadster: Electric Sports Car
130mph. 13,500 RPM. 0-60mph in about four seconds. H-O-T! Meet the Tesla Roadster, the car that hopes to elevate plug-in electrics to lustworthy status. Judging from car-guru Jalopnik's first impressions, we feel it should have no difficulty in doing
