Free Bus by TK Turin Meetup
A free shuttle service for clubbers during weekend nights, for having fun together without car pollution or risking on the road during your night out.
Phone Traffic
Once, while I was riding on a crowded bus, the man sitting next to me threw his cell phone out the window. When his phone rang, instead of dutifully answering it, he casually tossed it away. I was stunned. He looked at me, shrugged and looked away. I had no idea if it was his, [...]
Naple, waste trains re-start abroad
Still fires of burning waste in the Neapolitan area, especially in the suburbs, where the situation remains dramatic. The hygiene alarm remains high and the European Union presses Italy to act quickly. Shipments of waste depart again for Germany; the goal is to clear at least a thousand tons of garbage per day.
Despite a [...]
Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign
Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign
A European Campaign to raise awareness and change the landscape of energy
Sustainable Energy Europe is a European Commission initiative in the framework of the Intelligent Energy - Europe Programme, which will contribute to achieve the European Union’s energy policy targets within the fields of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, clean transport and [...]
BFF NEW EDITION: starting from NY
A new edition of Bicycle Film Festival is coming up in New York, and then it will be in Toronto • Minneapolis • LA • SF • Chicago • Boston • Tokyo • Austin • London • Vienna • Zurich • Paris • Sydney • Melbourne • Milano • Portland.
The Bicycle Film Festival is a [...]
THE SECOND FREE BUS EXPERIENCE: A SUCCESS
TRAFFIC KILLS TORINO MEETUP, report
The second step of Free Bus at Turin on the last 10 may was a success. Italian, American and Spanish people travelled all night long for free and in security. 1.000 persons took this new kind of free public transportation.
Confluence and participation have made us excited and we believe that the [...]
A mountain of electronic trash could submerge us
Rich countries are swamping the Third World countries with mountains of electronic trash. Instead of engaging in recycling and disposal, the industrial nations are dumping onto the poor countries the responsibility of disposal. Computer, cellular phones and televisions go into open air landfills or they are burned, releasing toxic elements into the environment.
The most damaged [...]
Plastic bags: circulation ban all over the world
Plastic bags are the principle cause of increased environmental damage in all countries.
The campaign to ban their use is gaining more and more momentum everywhere. We can see how the problem is handled from one place to other in the world.
South Africa, in May 2003, bannedithe usage of thin plastic bags. In Eritrea, Ruanda and [...]
Mark Bittman: What’s wrong with what we eat
From: http://www.ted.com
About this talk
In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what’s wrong with the way we eat now (too much meat, too few plants; too much fast food, too little home cooking), and why it’s putting the entire planet at risk.
FREE BUS ON 10 MAY
FREE BUS TURIN, ON THE 10 of MAY 2008
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