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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Car runs on pressed air (Update!) |
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Written by Roel - GnomeDiaries Team Member
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Saturday, 30 June 2007 |
 The French engineer Guy Nègre, who works in the Formula One racing world, developed a car that runs on pressed air. The car contains a tank with air pressed at 300 bar and the principal is the same as a normal engine. Air moves the pistons in the engine that make the car move forward. |
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Europe experiments with underground storage of CO2 |
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Written by Roel - GnomeDiaries Team Member
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Monday, 18 June 2007 |
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The platform “Energy Transition” advises to store the Dutch and German CO2 emission in underground empty gas fields. Reducing the CO2 emission is not possible without this underground storage, says Catrinus Jepma, professor Durable Energy in Groningen and Chairman of the platform. |
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Dutch keep nervous eye on climate |
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Written by Frederic Bichon
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Saturday, 02 June 2007 |
 The Netherlands is marking the 75th anniversary of one of the world's civil engineering wonders, the Zuiderzee closure dam, while nervously watching to see how climate change threatens its famed sea defences.
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Economical cars cheaper for leased car drivers |
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Written by Roel - GnomeDiaries Team Member
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Friday, 01 June 2007 |
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 Drivers of leased cars who choose for a fuel efficient car, will pay less. Not only in gas, but also for leasing it. Polluting cars will be more expensive in lease price, says Jan Kees de Jager (picture); State Secretary For Finance.
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Introduction Roel Gillesen Dutch support correspondent |
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Written by Roel - GnomeDiaries Team Member
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Friday, 01 June 2007 |
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Hi Everybody,  I live in The Netherlands. Currently I am working as a Technical Consultant and Co-founder of GnomeDiaries.com
For 8 years now, I have been active in the Software industry and still liking it. Personally I am pretty environment aware if I say so myself.
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Dutch people are willing to pay for measures to reduce climate change |
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Written by The GnomeDiaries Team
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Monday, 28 May 2007 |
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However, there is only one condition; All the Dutch people have to pay. That becomes clear from a research of the environments and nature plan office. Also Dutch people find that the government must help the citizens with leading a more durable life style, for example with subsidies. |
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Balkenende: most ambitious climate program ever |
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Written by The GnomeDiaries Team
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Thursday, 08 March 2007 |
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 BRUSSEL – “This is the most ambitious climate program ever.” That is what prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende from The Netherlands said Thursday about the proposals that are on the agenda for discussion with all the European Union leaders Thursday and Friday in Brussels.
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