In Europe`s greenest city, even its power plant smells more like a
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In Europe`s greenest city, even its power plant smells more like a
In Europe's greenest city, even its power plant smells more like a sauna Published: 24 July 2007 It doesn't look like the heart of a green revolution. The smoke stacks stick up jarringly above the line of pine trees and don't make for the most scenic view as you meander around the clear blue waters of the nearby lake. La Repubblica In Svezia la città più "verde" d´Europa Energia pulita, eco-edilizia, 10 anni di impegno: la Ue premia Växjö 25-07-2007 VÄXJÖ - Vista da qui, questa cittadina di 75 mila abitanti nel sud della Svezia non sembrerebbe il centro di una rivoluzione verde. Le ciminiere si stagliano sopra le fila di abeti e impediscono la vista del vicino lago. Eppure qui c´è la centrale elettrica che ha contribuito a fare di Växjö il luogo più ecologico d´Europa. E in effetti, a guardare meglio, si vede che la sola cosa che fuoriesce dalle ciminiere è un esile sbuffo di vapore. Emission possible Vaxjo is a city in southern Sweden with a population of 85,500. Near a series of lakes, the university town is the commercial, cultural and educational centre of a region of 1.2 million people. Earlier in the year, the City of Vaxjo received the Sustainable Energy Europe Award during the European Sustainable Energy Week. Going green Despite forecasts of doom, Sweden's economy is thriving thanks to alternative energy sources and lowered carbon emissions, Louise Williams reports. In the cool forest region of southern Sweden, the city of Vaxjo has turned off the heating oil, even on the darkest, snowbound days of winter. Coal, too, is gone and next on the fossil fuel hit list is petrol. In the underground car park of the local government offices there are no private vehicles, just a communal car fleet. Cities Take the Lead on Climate Change VAXJO, Sweden -- When this quiet city in southern Sweden decided in 1996 to wean itself off fossil fuels, most people doubted the ambitious goal would have any impact beyond the town limits. Europe Briefing: Critical biomass - Sweden Växjö has a programme that would make even Al Gore proud. 04.07.2007, F.A.Z., Feuilleton (Feuilleton), Seite 38 - aus D1N, D2, D3, R Schaufenster in eine bessere Zukunft Das Städtchen Växjö liegt in Schweden, wo die Winter lang und kalt sind. Ausgerechnet hier produzieren die Einwohner am wenigsten Kohlendioxid in Europa. Von Julia Voss