Parisian 'eco-geeks': the youngest players in the French presidential elections
‘Paris is modern and forward-looking – which is why the green voters are important,’ says Joly, who will be representing the party ‘Europe Ecologie-Les Verts’ in the upcoming French presidential elections. Joly’s race for the candidature this spring was monopolised by a handful of eco-geeks, who grasped before anyone else that the internet could be the key to the election campaign. Reportage from the campaign
green europe on the ground, eva joly, ecology, daniel cohn-bendit, lifestyle, politics, nicolas hulot, best of cafebabel.com
Transition towns: in the gardens of Paris
The most densely populated city in Europe, with just four days worth of food supplies and a startling shortage of accommodation, Paris has few resources to offer. It is the ideal city for experimenting with ‘transition’, but this is anything but easy. One young German tries to explain the lifestyle and philosophy to the Parisians
sustainable developement, green europe on the ground, society, paris, lifestyle
AutoLibs: automatic cars to eat Paris from October 2011
You can take a double-decker in London, a yellow cab in New York, but taking a blue car in the French capital isn’t quite there yet. The City of Lights aims to strengthen its image at being greener than ever before with a few hundred AutoLibs or ‘automatic liberties’ to be launched in October 2011
The life of a busy urban bee on a Parisian roof
From the roofs of the Opera Garnier to the gardens of Luxembourg, it’s easy to find honeycombs and beehives in Paris. The French capital’s honey taste better and is healthier than the honey from the countryside, which is infected by the pesticides used upon it. Citizens came together to maintain the urban biodiversity
green europe on the ground, society, paris, lifestyle, biodiversity
