DIVE…sting
It is a a few days’ a go news that Cambridge University declined its students’ and staff’s call to divest the fossil fuel industry while Catholic Church Orders are increasingly […]
Month: June 2016
Solar Flying
This Sunday the Green Column is celebrating an inspiring and good event. This Thursday, the 23rd of June, Solar Impulse, an aircraft solely powered by solar energy, completed its first […]
We have a dream…100% renewable!
As more countries are expanding their supply of clean energy, a fundamental question comes into our mind: would it be possible to run the entire world on renewable energy? Someone […]
Brexit and the Environment
On the 23rd, in two days, Great Britain is going to express its lawful opinion about whether remaining or leaving the European Union. Actually it is not the first time: […]
Look at the stars… Whoops we can’t!
You may find yourself looking at the sky during these summer nights, but where are the stars at? Light pollution in our cities is a serious issue. In a recent […]
Closing the Loop – The new circle starts now!
The Council of the European Union has just presented its draft conclusions to take the circular economy plan a step further. In the report it stresses the need for more funding in […]
You used to call me on my…UNfairphone!
Agbogbloshie. This is the name of a city in Ghana, whose big part of livelihood is based on the electronic waste – e-waste- management. Typically, a few km away of […]
Celebrating the Summer Solstice
This week the Green Column is suggesting to you an appetizing event for the Summer to come. We know that somebody doesn’t see it coming… but looking at the calendar […]
Green Vacations – Sustainability in the summertime
Spring has gone, and summer is coming on… There are few exams left and you are already thinking where to spend the weeks ahead, right? Maybe visiting an European capital, […]
Water scarcity in Northern Europe… Do we any issue?
Summer is coming. These days this sounds more like a threat than a promise, as it was actually in winter. so, while you are sweatingly walking through the concrete jungle […]