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• Thinking out of the Closet

  Even though I expected (and wished!) that my kids would have grown out of their poo & pee giggle phase by now, I'm afraid I'll have to be a bit more patient. Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Worst World Record....

  

  While surfing on internet for news for my blog I noticed this horrible world record: The Russian city of Dzerzhinsk holds the unfortunate record of being the... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Green Guinness

  

  I'm not much of a Guinness World Records fan and scrolling through the website my first thought with most records is: "You really don't have anything more... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Bracelet for a Good Cause

  

  At this moment there are world wide more slaves than ever before. At least 30 million people are victim of human trafficking and many of them sexually... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Face of Climate Change

  

  On 22nd April all over the world, more than one billion, people will celebrate Earth Day and call world leaders to (finally) act together to stop the Climate... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• James Bond in Scotland!

  

  Yesterday we came back from a lovely family break in the Northern part of the UK. Of course we took the kids to (many) castles, the Lake District (beautiful!)... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Earth Hour 2013

  Yesterday at 8.30pm all over the world people switched off their lights for 60 minutes to join Earth Hour 2013. My kids are fully aware of the necessity and... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Stunning Tiger

  

  Every year the National Geographic has a photo contest and this years winner (in the categories Grand-Winner and also Nature) is Ashley Vincent with this... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Wings of Waste

  

  My son is so fascinated with airplanes, flying and pilots that whatever computer, laptop, Ipad or Ipod I fire up, it will always show planes if he has been the... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Farewell Green Pope I

  

  I don't agree with some of his ideas but the today resigned Pope Benedict XVI has been the most green Pope so far. From placing photovoltaic cells in the main... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Honey, I Shrunk the Building!

  When we were living in Tokyo I worked in an office building in the Akasaka area. During the cherry blossom time it was the best place to be: rows and rows of... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• "The Value of an Educated Daughter"

  My 10 year old daughter is fully intrigued by the story of Malala, the Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban because she was fighting for the right of... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Water Powered Singing

  

  I'm not known for my singing skills. I've tried all genres and locations; nursery songs in Holland, Karaoke in Tokyo, disco in a car -with open windows- in... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Beautiful Earth (on Fire!)

  Do you want to see something special and beautiful? Watch this NASA movie of the earth by night. I especially think its amazing that you can see the border of... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• Golden Green Porsche

  

  Is your excuse for not having a Porsche that it's just an environment unfriendly machine? (Even though your bank manager can come up with another valid... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 ENVIRONMENT

• If You Can't Be Good...

  

  you can create some energy! I guess most people will -by now- have given up on their New Year's Resolutions of dieting and exercising. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, HEALTH

• Happy, Healthy, Green and Sustainable 2013!

  

  Every year should start with a list of proper New Year resolutions, so here we go! Even if you decide to only take up one of the 10 suggested New year... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Merry Christmas!

  

  I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a sustainable 2013 with this colorful Christmas tree! The tree is made by children using recycled materials and... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• The Landfill Harmony

  Cateura is a the small town in Paraguay, build on top of a landfill where families are poor, and kids face challenges such as drugs and gangs. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• An Inspiring Teenager (and an Idea for the Christmas Holidays?)

  My sister sent me the link of the story of this amazing boy Kelvin from Sierra Leone. He lives in a remote village with hardly any electricity. Kelvins tries... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2012 ENVIRONMENT, PHILOSOPHY