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Locavores? Say What?

Unidentifiable, at first sight. They mix perfectly within the Parisian crowd. “They”? They are the Locavores. A new species of consumers with only one thing in mind: eat local !

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Environment: Brussels counter attacks!

The intention is clear: « 2 times 20 in 2020 ». This is the ambition of “Energy-climate package” introduced last January 23rd by the European Commission. Concretely, it deals with reducing CO2 discharges within the EU by 20% and, at the same time, increasing green energy consumption by 2020. Even though the European History is paved with initiatives in favour of environmental protection, this “Energy-climate package” seems to be a turning point in this green collective consciousness.

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Euro green-citizen, new kind of species?

“Our house is burning and we are looking elsewhere”. What if these words pronounced by Jacques Chirac, in office at the time, during the third World Summit of 2002 in Johannesburg (South Africa) were about to change. What if the citizens of Europe became aware of the shape of their “house” and took responsibility for it… That’s what the results of a Eurobarometer survey published last March untitled “Attitudes of European citizens towards the environment” let think.

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