Archive for July, 2007

 

EUTube is funny

Posted by admin on 24/07/07

Of all the web 2.0 madness, the most clever little title has to be EU tube. Or maybe thats only clever to me. Here, let’s test how embedded video looks on ze blog.
Original post by bicyclemark

Less Security Please

Posted by admin on 20/07/07

I happen to have arrived in Lisbon at the same time as Tony Blair, Condi, and other assorted superstars attending the mideast quartet summit. (or whatever name they’re giving it these days)
Of course, in now typical fashion, the city was under military occupation throughout their meeting. Highways closed, military police brandishing all manner of [...]

CAP “health check” or “eco-sustainability check”?

Posted by admin on 20/07/07

In November 2007, the European Commission is due to present its first ideas on what has been called the 2008 “health check” of the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP).
The phrase “health check” has been carefully chosen to prevent any fears that the Commission will start a new “review” of its most controversial policy area. According [...]

Unsustainable Vacation

Posted by admin on 19/07/07

I have the good fortune of getting to pop around between Central Europe’s finest cities all year round. From my home to Amsterdam, to Berlin, to Paris, to Brussels, and everything in between. One thing I notice is each city’s effort to adopt environmentally sound policies in areas like waste management, energy use, fuel, [...]