GNOMEDIARIES Correspondents

Kolden visits our Swedish Correspondent

The GnomeDiaries Team — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:51:39 +0000

Kolden's has been staying with Christer Lindqvist, our Swedish correspondent for a couple of weeks now and it's about time you got an update! You can read more about his visit to Stockholm in the “Surely you're using public transport?” diary entry in his private diary.

Norwegian Prime Minister faults developed countries on climate change

The GnomeDiaries Team — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:48:26 +0000

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has said rich countries should bear the primary responsibility in the fight against climate change, which they have induced.

Poisonous blue algae are fond of global warming

Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:00:00 +0000

Global warming enhances the growth of algae. Especially the poisonous blue-algae, because they seem to react stronger on the increase of warmth than other species. This will lead to problems over time. Especially during warm dry summers, the water quality will decrease.

Dutch Court approves flight tax

Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:49:21 +0000

Last Wednesday, the dutch court approved the introduction of flight tax. The flight tax is introduced to discourage people to use air-transport. The flight tax is not contrary according the Chicago and European agreements regarding air traffic.

India and the climate change

Fabienne Dekker - India Correspondent — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:00:00 +0000

If you enter 'climate change india' at google.nl, you will get hundreds and hundreds of articles about the fact that climate change is accelerated by countries with big numbers of people like India who are not busy with the future at all.

My first impression: most of the locals just don't care

Fabienne Dekker - India Correspondent — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:13:07 +0000

I can remember my first night here in India, just coming of the airplane and already overwhelmed by what I saw: Garbage all over the street, and poor people living in it.

A brief introduction from our India correspondent

Fabienne Dekker - India Correspondent — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:42:48 +0000

Hello there! When I visited GNOMEDIARIES for the first time, it directly drew my attention. Reading the gnome adventures, about their travel around the world and writing about environment issues in different countries, I immediately wanted to share my experience here in India with their audience.

Powerless... So To Speak

Anthony Valadon - Hawaii Correspondent — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:52:54 +0000

It was only a matter of time. We had been using a borrowed 24V solar panel for nearly 7 months. The owner of the panel had said that he may need it back for a while in the future and the future had arrived.

I am not a handy sort of person. Can’t fix much of anything without guidance and tend to avoid it for as long as possible. Perhaps not the type of attitude you need to live off the grid.

Amsterdam to become a green ICT city

Roel Gillesen - Dutch Correspondent — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:58:16 +0000

Amsterdam wants to take measures to turn the huge ICT-sector green. The capital city is the center of intercontinental data traffic and has a lot of ICT companies, data centers and related computer, internet and media companies.

Hero of the environment

Kristin Over-Rein - Norwegian Correspondent — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:00:00 +0000

Friday October 19th, TIME magazine presents Frederic Hauge, President of The Bellona Foundation in Norway, as one of some 40 selected heroes of the environment around the world.