Posts tagged Europe
Cambridge UK Site of Europe’s First Eco-Mosque
Jul 12th
Image: Marks Barfield
The historic city of Cambridge, UK will soon be home to Europe’s first real eco-mosque. Designed by Marks Barfield, the same design firm known for the London Eye and the Kew Gardens Treetop Walkway, the £13 million project will be built on a 0.4 hectare brownfield that was purchased two years ago, just for the purpose of building a new structure that hopes to inspire other mosques to abide by the long-standing <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/old_roofr…Read the full story on TreeHugger
"Fish Dependence Day" Arrives a Month Earlier for European Union & Its Troubled Fish Stocks
Jul 12th
Photo via ezioman
The title of a new report from the New Economics Foundation says it all: Fish Dependence: The Increasing Reliance of the EU on Fish from Elsewhere. There are very few places left on the planet where fishing is sustainably done, but Europe is showing some real signs that their industry is going too far. Europeans are eating more fish from other parts of the world as their own stocks deplete, and the day of the year that marks “fish depen…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Finally! Detergent Industry Puts Voluntary Ban on Phosphates in Household Dishwasher Detergents
Jul 2nd
After Years of Saying it Can’t be Done
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI, formerly the Soap and Detergent Association), represents most of the soap-makers in the U.S., has announced a voluntary ban on phosphates in household dishwasher detergents. This follows the banning of phosphates in many US states (such as Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin) and similar bans in Europe, and t…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Spectacular European Wildlife Photos From Traveling Exhibit (Slideshow)
Jun 17th
Last May marked the debut of the “Wild Wonders of Europe Outdoor Exhibition” in the Hague, Netherlands. An epic conservation initiative and photographic celebration of the natural beauty across 48 European countries, the exhibition consists of a sampling of 100 out of the thousands of spectacular photos collected by 69 of Europe’s top nature photographers.
If you have enjoyed the monthly slideshow featuring photos from Wild Wonders of Europe — including In S…Read the full story on TreeHugger
