Green Rome’s periphery: get thee to the Casale Podere Rosa cultural centre
On the urbanely disfigured periphery of the Italian capital, activists have spent the last two decades using tools such as squats, organic food markets, film projections, solar panels and the idea of Italian environmental memory to promote a more convivial and environmentally friendly way of life
history, activism, ecology, rome, green europe on the ground, green cities, suburbs, society
Pigs can fly or the pope is green
Does Benedict XVI really have green fingers? He’s been branded the ‘green pope’ for his advocacy of global environmental protection for years – but is it merited?
environment, religion, lifestyle, catholicism, rome, green europe on the ground, green cities, church, energy, society, pope benedict xvi, environmental protection
Rome was not built in a day...nor for bikes
I am a devout cyclist who first rode a bike by chance. I come from Strasbourg in eastern France, a city in which the two wheels reign supreme, so I did all I could to get hold of a bike in Rome. 'It’s suicidal!' those around me squealed, but after four days alone in a city dominated by cars, I realised that cycling can also look like a kamikaze mission
civil society, ecology, lifestyle, rome, green europe on the ground, society, transport, best of cafebabel.com
Recycle, reuse, design: eco-creativity in Rome
Between designers, actors, musicians, cartoonists and environmentalists pure and simple, a look at the hidden side of Rome, where creativity and art combine to save the environment
rome, clothes, ecology, green europe on the ground, culture, society, comics, fashion
