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Posts Tagged ‘media’
Copenhagen + The Media: Aubrey to be on San Fran NPR Affiliate
Friday, December 18th, 2009U.S. media tarnishes message of Copenhagen climate protest
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Climate Change Demonstrators, including Greenpeace International, in Copenhagen.
Originally published by the Detroit Free Press and Circle of Blue
COPENHAGEN — The Global Day of Action began Saturday in the South Pacific where the sun rises. The day of international protest started as an uplifting global demonstration calling for a “Real Deal” to come out of the climate negotiations in Copenhagen. More than 3,000 marches and candlelight vigils in 139 countries occurred — some yielding as many as 50,000 demonstrators— all with the intent of spreading this one common, unified message to policymakers. (more…)
In Copenhagen, public transportation promotes green initiatives
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Originally 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…)