Netherlands
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Dutch citizens just sued their own government for not stopping climate change
The ruling suggests that any nation that contributes to climate change is abusing the human rights of its citizens, not to mention the rest of the world.
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Ever heard of a self-healing building? Just wait
This nifty "bio-concrete" might help buildings stand a little longer.
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Dutch virtual sky flood is as terrifying as it is beautiful
We haven't the foggiest idea how the Netherlands keeps making cooler eco-art than the rest of us.
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To save cyclists, put airbags on the outside of cars
It might not be a perfect fix, but any cyclist would be happy to hit an inflated piece of plastic rather than a piece of hot metal.
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The Dutch may actually have TOO MANY bikes
The number of cyclists the country has created has outstripped the capacity of its infrastructure.
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The Netherlands is getting a glow-in-the-dark highway
This is the Netherlands, which means it’s only a matter of time before they put this technology to work in bike lanes, too.
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Dutch towns could heat their bike lanes during the winter
As usual, the Dutch have it all figured out.
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Dutch ‘Repair Cafes’ keep stuff out of the trash by fixing it for free
In the Netherlands, there are more than 30 "Repair Cafes" -- groups that meet once or twice a month to repair clothes and gizmos and tools that might otherwise be discarded.
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Watch mildly offensive national stereotypes promote biking
The Dutch are not always bastions of political correctness (cough cough blackface Christmas). So it’s kind of a relief that when they chose three national stereotypes to feature in this mid-1980s pro-bike campaign, they went with the proper English lady, the American cowboy, and the horndog Italian. Coulda been worse.