'Green' weddings – a Strasbourg myth?
It's meant to be the best day of your life, but this is hardly the case for the environment - just take into account the mountains of waste produced. However, the American trend of 'green weddings', where importance is placed on organic and ecological products from clothes through to food and hairdos, has now reached Europe. Strasbourg-based Caroline Lindenlaub, an ethical wedding dress designer, is a pioneer of the movement
green europe on the ground, environment, green cities, cities, environmental protection, fashion, strasbourg
MEPs are ‘carbon dioxide skunks’ going from parliament to parliament
The battle of how bad the European parliament in Strasbourg’s carbon footprint led to a furious statistics war. But one thing is for sure: the members of European parliament who travel between their seats in Brussels and Strasbourg every month are not helping the environment
european parliament, green europe on the ground, ecology, strasbourg, politics
Sherlock in Strasbourg: dial G for green crime
If ever there were to be the perfect ecological crime, it would be in Strasbourg. The city appears to be a little eco-paradise, and were I Sherlock Holmes himself I’d have to retrace my footsteps and leave…or so I think
green europe on the ground, environment, nuclear energy, society, strasbourg
Eco-architecture in Strasbourg: all hands on the deck
Reduce, recycle and reuse. The eastern French city sails through the 3Rs of the recycling laws. Hundreds of flowers dot balconies across the city, keeping guard over it night and day as well as over its new urban architecture sensibilities. Eco-sustainability and a collective conscience come together to define this emerging city
green europe on the ground, sustainable developement, architecture, society, strasbourg
