The Dutch Diary In this diary you will find a selection of Dutch climate related news written by our local country correspondent. Get an impression how people living in The Netherlands (Holland) handle the threat of global warming and what they (are planning to) do about it.
This diary is currently maintained by: Roel Gillesen NOTE: All views and opinions expressed here are those of the authors themselves and do no necessarily represent the views of GNOMEDIARIES or its partners.
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Hole in Ozon layer much smaller this year |
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Written by Roel - GnomeDiaries Team Member
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Monday, 15 October 2007 |
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 The ozonlayer above the Artics is about 30 percent smaller this year then the record size of last year. According to measurements of the ESA satellite 'Envisat' the shortage of ozon is 27,7 million tons this year. Last year this was 40 million tons.
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Dutch buy more durable as before |
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Written by Roel - GnomeDiaries Team Member
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Thursday, 27 September 2007 |
 A third of the Dutch say they buy more durable products. Last year, this was only a quarter of the population. This is investigated by the agency 'Senter Novem' of the economic ministry of The Netherlands. |
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Strange bugs find their home in The Netherlands |
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Written by Roel - GnomeDiaries Team Member
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Wednesday, 22 August 2007 |
 The next few years, we’ll see more and more strange bugs in The Netherlands. This is because of the changing climate, says pest control expert “Fred Verseijden”. More and more bugs accidentally come across our country and survive the warm winter. |
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The Netherlands are not prepared for disasters |
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Written by Roel - GnomeDiaries Team Member
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Tuesday, 21 August 2007 |
 Officials of several Ministries have shown that The Netherlands is behind on maintenance regarding the protection against epidemics, floods and computer regulated systems. This is a conclusion of the NOS (Dutch Broadcasting Foundation) after studying reports they received from the Government. |
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CO2 emission decreased for the second year in a row |
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Written by Roel - GnomeDiaries Team Member
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Thursday, 16 August 2007 |
 The emission of CO2 (carbon dioxide) has been decreased for the second year in a row now. Last year, the emission was 208 billion kilo's, of which the major part was CO2. This has been reported today by the "Dutch central bureau for statistics" and the "environment and nature plan bureau". |
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Sustainable Dance Club |
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Written by Roel - GnomeDiaries Team Member
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Wednesday, 08 August 2007 |
 Ever wandered if just having fun and working on a better environment can be combined? Look no further! Now there is “Sustainable dance club”. This unique concept consists of technology that produces energy by dancing people. The dance floor produces energy from the movements of dancing people.
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Shared cars popularity boosting |
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Written by Roel - GnomeDiaries Team Member
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Sunday, 05 August 2007 |
 More than 20,000 Dutch use the approximately 1100 cars, companies such as GreenWheels and ConnectCar issue for sharing. Last year the line grew according to the association for shared Car Use with approximately 45 percent. |
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Investments in Windmills doubled |
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Written by Roel - GnomeDiaries Team Member
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Sunday, 15 July 2007 |
 Investments in Windmills have been doubled last year to 793 million Euro's. The Netherlands now have approximately 1848 windmills, that produce a total of 1615 megawatt; enough to provide 1 million households of power. |
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Windpower is cheaper than Nuclear power |
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Written by Roel - GnomeDiaries Team Member
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Sunday, 15 July 2007 |
 Wind power will get cheaper than Nuclear power. The price for both energy sources is already comparible, but the price of Nuclear power will get higher because additional costs will be charged to pay for the prevention of terrorist actions. Windpower will be cheaper due to technical enhancements. |
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Warmth from Earth-Core used for heating houses |
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Written by Roel - GnomeDiaries Team Member
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Saturday, 07 July 2007 |
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The city "The Hague" in the Netherlands will be the first Dutch municipal that will use warmth from the ground to heat houses. (Geothermal Heating) The water from the houses will be circulated from the houses to the ground at a depth of 2500 meters. When the water cools off, this water will be transported to the ground again. The water from 2500 meters deep, has a temperature of 75 degrees. |
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