Posts Tagged ‘demonstrations’
Sunday, December 13th, 2009
Originally published by the Detroit Free Press
 COPENHAGEN – “Today is going to be the most exciting day of the whole conference,” Brian told me this morning, after I got off the phone with my mom, the birthday girl. Dubbed “Real Deal Day,” an estimated 5,000 climate demonstrations staged for today, 12/12/09, around the world are asking for only one thing — a real deal to come out of the Copenhagen climate negotiations. Today one clear, united, and very loud voice is traversing the globe like wildfire — starting with the dawn of the day in the South Pacific, in the far east of the world. (more…)
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Originally published in the Detroit Free Press
 COPENHAGEN – I had heard from friends who studied abroad in Copenhagen that traveling by bike is “the only way to see the city,” but I was totally unprepared for the number of bikes that they have here. The wall of every building is lined with bikes, and the racks in city squares and below subway platforms are mind-boggling.
The bike lanes are serious — clearly marked, and if a pedestrian dares to step out when the crosswalk is flashing red, there is no stopping on the bike’s part. And the flow of traffic by the bikes is continuous: I would guesstimate that there is about one bike for every two cars on the road, or maybe in all actuality the percentage is even higher and I just don’t realize it because bikes are so much smaller than cars and take up less room on the road. (more…)
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Originally published by the Detroit Free Press
 The Kongens Nytorv square in Copenhagen has 8-feet tall posters scattered around the plaza, each filled with facts and photos about climate change around the world. (AUBREY ANN PARKER) COPENHAGEN — Unfortunately, I opted to watch four Hollywood Blockbusters in place of the inside of my eyelids on my eight-hour overnight flight—not that the screaming baby sitting in front of me, crawling into my seat, would have let me sleep even if I had wanted to. The Delta-Northwest 747 finally arrived at the Amsterdam airport at 8 a.m. this morning, on schedule for me to stand in the 45-minute customs line. (more…)
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Originally published by the Detroit Free Press
 COPENHAGEN — It took 20 minutes to get from the Kongens Nytorv plaza to the Bella Center — the equivalent of five subway stops (plus the additional two stops it took for me to realize that I was going the wrong way on the M1 train towards Vanlose instead of towards Vestamager, which meant getting off two stops later and back on the M1 going the correct direction — more on how I can’t read or pronounce anything Danish later). (more…)
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Originally published by the Detroit Free Press
 We are at a crossroads and I believe if planned carefully, the correct infrastructure will support global growth that encompasses environmental stewardship and the viability of local cultures. (Photo by Aubrey Parker) DETROIT — I leave today for the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark — after I take a final exam and turn in two final papers (not to mention the two papers I have to write while I’m gone, and the two exams I take on Dec. 18, the day after I return!). Because I will be attending the conference for the last two weeks of classes at U-M, I had to make special arrangements with my professors, all of whom have all been very understanding and accommodating. (more…)
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