THE RIGA PAINTING PART 1 - NOVEMBER 14TH 2009


There were 3 jumbo screens around Riga showing the CO2 painting being painted live, projecting the above web interface from the CO2 E - Race Riga site


The Inside of the LYNX with the specially designed GPS with power to also send a satellite signal from under a bridge or inside a tunnel.


The Police Escort letting the cars go through all the red lights throughout the CO2 route.


Following the route from the LYNX, documenting and turning the GPS off and on in between the "C", "O" and "2".

HUMMER IS HUMOR


British environmentalist Tony Juniper (special adviser for The Prince of Wales' Rain forrest Project and University of Cambridge, long-time CEO of Friends of Earth, has lead kampagnes for The Green Party, etc.) and the Danish author and professor Bjørn "The Hummer" Lomborg ("The Sceptical Environmentalist", Copenhagen Consensus).
The above shoot for ARTE TV


The Mini Hummer - also taking place in the Riga version af the project.

PIMP MY HOPE AT THE DANISH NATIONAL MUSEUM


The Hope Cardboard Car that will be made by children along with workshops and performances at the museum every sunday in November 2009

Captian Hope - The Climate Super Hero will also appear!


...and of course Mr. Green and his climate clown posse


"Pimp my Hope" - The children write their hopes for the future on the Hope Car parts in a workshop and then they together with Will and Jacob collect it into the 3D cardboard electric car.

See more on the Museum's website HERE

Thank's to Smurfit Kappa giving the project the cardboard

THE RIGA VERSION
14th of November 2009

Click on image for larger version. See more about the Riga version HERE

ELECTRIC CAR EVENTS IN COPENHAGEN FALL 2009


Danish Minister for Climate and Energy Connie Hedegaard at Copenhagen Design Center's exhibition "Smart Use of Energy"


Director of Danish Design Center Christian Scherfig



COP Kreativ lecture talking about the sound of Electric Cars



It's a Small Small World - the Electric Fiat and Tesla outside of Danish Design Center



Danish Transport Minister Lars Barfoed holding a speech




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CO2PENHAGEN - the world's first CO2-neutral Festival


Katrine Vejby from Co2penhagen on the LYNX Electric Scooter


Mikael Simpson giving the eye


Szhirley singing


The legendary ARRIVA bus driver and scuba diver

THE COPENHAGEN VERSION OF THE CO2 E - RACE PAINTING
December 13th, 2009


See the Copenhagen CO2 E - Race blog for information HERE

JACQUE FRESCO AND THE VENUS PROJECT IN COPENHAGEN


Mr. Fresco will be in Copenhagen in connection to COP Creative taking place at the Danish Architecture School on the 26th of September 2009. Other participants in Cop Creative is brilliant Neri Oxman who was the first winner of the Earth Award, and Søs Gunver Ryberg (also part of The Triangle Project) who will exhibit her concept of sounds for the future cars. The concept of commissioning Sound Artists for the silent electric car is a project as part of the CO2 E - Race and will be exhibited in future installations.



More about Jacque Fresco and The Venus Project HERE

RIDE ON THE SUNNY ROAD
(Solvej in Danish)



Solar Roadways wants to replace petroleum-based asphalt road surfaces with energy-producing solar panels

More about the brilliant concept HERE

NEWS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Steven Chu, physical scientist, winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Photography by Bart Nagel

US Energy Secretary Chu Announces $528 Million Loan for Advanced Vehicle Technology for Fisker Automotive

Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced a $528.7 million conditional loan for Danish Fisker Automotive for the development of two lines of plug-in hybrids that will save hundreds of millions gallons of gasoline and offset millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions by 2016. The project will result in approximately 5,000 jobs created or saved for domestic parts suppliers and thousands more to manufacture a plug-in hybrid in the U.S.

More info HERE

THE KING'S LYNGBY GOTTA BRAND NEW EV CHARGER


On Monday the 31st of August 2009, an EV charger was unveiled in The King's Lyngby. It was hosted by CO2PENHAGEN's Klaus Hjerl Lillelund and officially opened by Liss Kramer Mikkelsen who is the Head of Chief for the Technical Department of the town.


(from left) Denmark's President of The Danish Electrical Car Commité Per Jørgensen Møller, Liss Kramer Mikkelsen and Klaus Hjerl Lillelund unveiling the new energy source in the parking lot at the train station of the town

COPENHAGEN DESIGN WEEK - THE SHOWHOW EXHIBITION


Mr. Adrian Hughes on The Electric Scooter



Frederikke Aagaard in the LYNX, while Mr. Hughes speaks to Lars Munksøe from LYNX CARS
...for the recording of TV show "Theme Saturday" (Tema Lørdag) about the ShowHow Exhibition and the Copenhagen Design Week.



Opening Speech of the ShowHow exhibition was held by the man on stage.


...and of course a member of the Climate Undercover Agent Mr. Green's Crew

More on the ShowHow exhibition HERE

CO2 E - RACE AT COPENHAGEN HISTORIC GRAND PRIX


Copenhagen Mayor of the Technical and Environmental Administration Klaus Bondam in front of the Th!nk car from COWI


The man with the yellow pants talks to STV about electric cars


The happy Prince


A slotcar track was set up for the kids..


The LYNX vs. TESLA in the CO2 E - Race


The Bay Christensen Truck


The Buddy Car