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Eddy De Clercq has 20 years experience in computing and media. rnEddy is a member of the environmental advisory body in his town and is trying to live as environmental friendly as possible. In this blog he scribble down his experiences, frustrations, â€
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O (E-)Sole(x) Mio
There is much ado about electric cars, but one hardly hears about alternatives like electric two wheelers. There is nevertheless important news: the Solex has, 18 years after closing the factory in Sa...
No need to flush before you go-go!
I’m back from my holiday in the Austrian mountains. Being in holiday doesn’t mean that I didn’t care about environmental matters, in the contrary. When one travels, one need take car...
See Beijing and Die
It’s clear that China is the biggest victim of their own explosive industrialization. There are reports indicating that the country is currently the world’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide a...
Democracy or Demagogy?
I’ve already mentioned that the strange ideas politicians have when they make decisions when it comes to environmental issues doesn’t show any outstanding ability in this field, but more bent ...
Ghost train
For some time now, one says that public transport is the solution for congested roads and environmental issues. I said this before, but I don’t fully agree with this. As such, I have nothing ag...
Flash in the pan?
As you know, I try to live as environmental as possible. That includes the obvious measures for saving energy, being careful with waste, avoiding chemicals, etc. but also less known or even new stuff ...
Grumpy’s News Flashes XXIII
Flanders and the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have signed a protocol concerning fine dust. A large part of the fine dust in Flanders comes from the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia. Studies sh...
Batteries not included
As you know, I try to live as environmental as possible. That includes the obvious measures for saving energy, being careful with waste, avoiding chemicals, etc. but also less known or even new stuff ...
The inconvenient truth about Al
I don’t know if you’ve read it, but I was flabbergasted by the fact that the annual electricity usage at Al Gore’s home has risen by 10%. That despite the fact that one already pin...
Grumpy’s Cartoon
Patent pending: eco-friendly electric chair Click on thumbnail to zoom in Tags: cartoon, eco-friendly, electric chair, patent pending Related posts No related posts....
Grumpy’s News Flashes XXII
Flemish and Dutch companies will cooperate in the field of hydrogen and fuel cell technology. The cooperation has been sealed by the delivery of the masterplan ‘hydro region Flanders - South Net...
Wood you believe it!
I read in a news paper the other day that the wood sector isn’t happy. They claim that the obligation to hand over wood to power station and suppliers of biofuels has become untenable. The profe...
Grumpy’s News Flashes XXI
The professional association of the Belgian textile, wood and furniture manufacturers warns that more and more biomass in the form of wood is used in order to gain green certificates. In the EU 42% of...
A bridge too far
In a previous blog, I’ve been elaborating on how the local town council took some decisions where the reasoning behind was rather obscure. But this doesn’t happen on such a ‘basic...
Grumpy’s News Flashes XX
The most popular game consoles like Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 contain many toxic substances, according to Greenpeace. It says that almost all components can be made without poison though. Greenp...
No more cooperation
The European Commission is examining various complaints in France, Spain and Italy submitted by public limited companies against cooperatives. Such complaints are part of an overall effort to mitigate...
Grumpy’s News Flashes XIX
In 2007 524,795 new cars were sold in Belgium. 48.7 percent of them were company cars. The proportion of company cars averaged over 45 percent the previous year. On sees two important factors for incr...
(B)lime(y)!
I sometimes wonder what strange ideas politicians have when they make decisions when it comes to environmental issues. It certainly doesn’t show any outstanding ability in this field, but more b...
Grumpy’s News Flashes XVIII
A West-Flemish cooperative for sustainable energy is the first to secure an excise exemption for the production of rapeseed oil. Until now the farmers themselves to trade the oil. Now a cooperative ca...
The Squander Sector
According to the EC, the European ICT sector should not only deprive less energy themselves but also develop solutions to lessen energy consumption in other sectors. The European Commission warns tha...
Grumpy’s News Flashes XVII
Two studies prove that a kilometre charge won’t have any dramatic effects on the traffic jams or the environment. The only one who will benefit will be the Flemish government gaining 600 million...
Is Nokia the torch in your life?
Being back from an exciting three days in SAPPHIRE and sharing thoughts on CSR with great guys like Dennis Howlett, Nigel James, James Governor and all the others - sorry not to mention you all -, I&#...
Is it worth keeping the SAPPHIRE burning?
I’m currently at SAPPHIRE - a SAP conference ‘where senior executives, business managers, and decision-makers can come together to explore how innovative business solutions foster long-term,...
The Big Score
A nice person let me discover the Climate Counts website. One of the main features is the (second already) annual Company Scorecard. It shows how companies score in making climate improvements. These ...
Grumpy’s News Flashes XVI
Farmers in Estonia need to pay flatulence tax for the the methane their cows produce. A cow farts and burps on average 350 litres of methane and 1,500 litres carbon dioxide. All herds together are in...
Burn Sausage Burn
It seems that this weekend will be as nice and warm as the last one. It’s a typical weather where people tend to dine al fresco and burn meat on a BBQ. As we are environmental aware, one can won...
Grumpy’s News Flashes XV
Sony showed at the Small Fuel Cells 2008 fair a prototype fuel cell which should be ready for commercial use in the short term. The hybrid system is running on methanol and has a lipo-battery on board...
Green money
In a previous web log I’ve been elaborating on the fact that Flanders (Belgium) was a self claimed recycling champ. That isn’t a token of green consciousness though. Recycling waste is ju...
Planet Mechanics
I recently discovered a TV-show on National Geographics, called “Planet Mechanics”. Eco-engineers Dick Strawbridge and Jem Stansfield are travelling around the UK and Europe using their in...
Grumpy’s News Flashes XIV
The amount of greenhouse gasses has, despite the efforts to reduce emissions, increased a lot faster. This conclusion comes from provisional calculations from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admi...