Yesterday noticed that the Forum parking hall in downtown Helsinki tries to be "green". On a sign it said that they compensate for the CO2 generated to get your car there (based upon average distances driven, etc.). On the (Finnish) website the hall also claims to exclusively use hydro-electricity and compensate for (the coal-fired) city heating used. Of course these measures are to be applauded and I surely hope drivers will prefer this parking hall over others.
At the same time these kind of measures remind me of medieval catholic indulgence practices. I think it's about time for a true green reformation.
Whatever is on my mind and worth writing about...
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La Testa Millimetrata is the title of the Italian translation of the novel "Het gemillimeterde hoofd", by the Dutch author Gerrit Krol.
I am a fan of his work that I read over and over again. Upon a recent re-read of his short essays from the 80s I noticed that the style and scope would have been perfect for blogging. In short, I was inspired; as I had my head cropped the same week the title for this blog was obvious...
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