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Rival Dutch cities create tile-removing competition to expand green space

February 23, 2021 by Ivar Laanen

In the Netherlands, an age-old rivalry exists between the Dutch cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. This rivalry can turn ugly, especially when the city’s voetbal (soccer) teams play each other. Recently, however, the rivalry has been channeled in order to spur excitement about … [Read more...] about Rival Dutch cities create tile-removing competition to expand green space

Stylish floating Amsterdam village produces and shares all its own energy

February 6, 2021 by Ivar Laanen

The city of Amsterdam is known for having beautiful homes along picturesque canals, but in the industrial north part of the city, a floating neighborhood has been completed that is unlike anything we’ve seen before. The visionary neighborhood is called Schoonschip (Dutch for … [Read more...] about Stylish floating Amsterdam village produces and shares all its own energy

GreenPee is a planet-friendly public urination solution

August 25, 2020 by Amelia Buckley

With Covid-19 cases decreasing, the city of Amsterdam was excited to start moving out of lockdown, but more people out and about meant the resurgence of an old problem: public urination. Fortunately, the city found a green way to address this unwanted behavior with GreenPee … [Read more...] about GreenPee is a planet-friendly public urination solution

The Optimist View: Cultivating a Circular Economy

May 27, 2020 by Amelia Buckley

“There is a great need for the introduction of new values in our society, where bigger is not necessarily better, where slower can be faster, and where less can be more.” – Gaylord Nelson On one of our regular family Zoom calls, my aunt asked me “what habits have you adopted … [Read more...] about The Optimist View: Cultivating a Circular Economy

Amsterdam is ditching our broken economic system for the doughnut model

April 16, 2020 by Ivar Laanen

This is one of those stories that you might look back to in a few years and remember as the starting point of a huge change in our world’s history. When we first covered this story two years ago, it was already showing tons of promise. So, what are we talking about here? In … [Read more...] about Amsterdam is ditching our broken economic system for the doughnut model

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