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Amsterdam: Find your bike in this pile!

World’s “Happiest” Countries

April 18, 2018by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

The world’s happiest countries are bright and sunny, tropical and temperate. Right ?  Wrong! Finland tops the list of the “happiest” in the 2018 World Happiness Report, which ranks 156 […]

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Australia, Europe, Netherlands, News, Nordic Countries, People, Sustainability, Travel
Melbourne Australia. Photo courtesy of Tourism Australia.

Cities: Updates on New Orleans, Jakarta, Venice, Mexico City & more

January 18, 2018by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Fake Paris Real Paris—and more When you’re in China, Europe is closer than you think.We know the Chinese love Paris – check out the high couture boutiques in the famed […]

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Architecture, Australia, China, Cities, Climate change, Europe, Green Practices, Latin America, Netherlands, Sustainability
Hurricane Harvey from space. Courtesy of NOAA

Hell and High Water Predicted Houston Disaster

August 28, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

A Peabody-award-winning report, Hell and High Water,  on how Texas, and the Houston area in particular, might suffer catastrophic hurricane damage in a future storm, was made public in March […]

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Cities, Climate change, Environment, Netherlands, Rising Waters, Sustainability, Water, Weather
Northern Lights Reykjavik. Courtesy of Travel Zoo

Cities: Hamburg, Venice, Rotterdam, Reykjavik & More

August 25, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Cities with water are sizzling! Tourism, commerce and 24/7 lifestyle flourish in beautiful, watery settings. Some places are experiencing both sides of the coin–runaway success and inadequate resources to handle […]

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Cities, Environment, Europe, Germany, Green Practices, International, Italy, Netherlands, Rivers, Travel, Water
Into Africa Frans Lanting Exhibition at Smithsonjian's National Museum of Natural History. Courtesy Smithsonian Institution.

Driven by Nature: Frans Lanting Part 3

June 29, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Frans Lanting is one of three renowned photographers we’ve selected — the others, Brian Skerry and Joel Sartore — to showcase their exceptional achievements as photojournalists and their passion for conservation […]

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Africa, Animals at risk, Climate change, Endangered species, Film and television, Museums, Natural history, Netherlands, Photography, Sustainability, Wildlife
Swan Bridge and waterfront Rotterdam. (Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC 3.0)

Rotterdam and Resilience: Dutch Know-How

June 19, 2017by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

  Michael Kimmelman’s front page story Dutch Face Rising Seas in the New York Times is a must-read for anyone concerned about the rising threat to US coasts, coastal cities, […]

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Cities, Climate change, Europe, Green Practices, Netherlands, Rising Waters, Sustainability, Urban design, Water, Weather
De Waal threw a copy of his first book across the moat to the waiting chimps. Courtesy of Frans de Waal

Frans de Waal: Primates are us!

April 14, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

“What could be more dignified than primates who use their natural gifts to build a humane society?” ( Frans de Waal) Frans de Waal is a celebrated primatologist who manages to […]

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Africa, Animals at risk, Books, Discovery, Education, Extinction, Heroes, Higher education, Netherlands, Research, Sustainability, Wildlife
New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik calls 423 Park Avenue (far left) "the tallest, ugliest, and among the most expebsive residences in NYC's history....an Oligarch's Erection. See his essay and review of books on urban design below. (Photo by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler CC: 3.0)

Portal to Sizzling Cities

January 29, 2016by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

CITIES around the world are sizzling – with urban design, the arts, green practices and smart technologies. Green News Update serves as a portal to cities worldwide that are booming […]

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Architecture, Art & Design, Books, China, Cities, Europe, Green Practices, Museums, Netherlands, Photo Gallery, Photography, Sustainability, Urban design
The beautiful Tahoe, an 1875 steam engine was part of the rail line that served the Comstock Lode. Now in the Pennsylvania Railroad Museum in Strasburg PA. (Bobbie Faul-Zeitler, CC 3.0)

Holidays: Travels Near and Far

December 23, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Thank you – to readers and followers of Green News Update — for making this another great year.  Since our startup in 2012 we have posted over 250 stories – […]

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France, Netherlands, Photo Gallery, Photography, Travel
Droog Design's outdoor hot tub

Michael Graves: Amsterdam & Rotterdam His Favorite Design Cities

March 16, 2015by Bobbie Faul-Zeitler

Princeton NJ-based architect Michael Graves designed over 350 buildings and some 2000 everyday products in his lifetime – from laundry hampers to a whistling teakettle, from luxury goods for Alessi […]

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Architecture, Art & Design, Netherlands

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