Real Time / August and September 2007
Things have been happening fast these last months in the "alternative energy and climate" areas
(with this I mean the whole continuum of subjects listed in the introduction). Here are some of the most recent things I have seen here in Switzerland.
At the end of August there was an event in part of the Swiss coast of the lake of Constance, called the "Slow up". (A few photos can be found in www (dot) ipernity (dot) com/home/angehalle2).
The idea is that you can get around (at least in Switzerland) perfectly well on your bicycle or even walking. (of course there were some people "going forward" skating and even on stilts). There were many, many people taking part in this event. (Thousands ?)
It was very difficult to take photograph with my simple digital camera, and mostly the bicycle were too fast for me. But I've been practicing. Last Sunday another of these autoless events was held in the Swiss town of Wil St. Gallen. (The photos have yet to be posted). Very few people went to that event. It was called "Slow Wil". And yesterday (Sept 22) yet another of these bicycle events was held in the capital city of St. Gallen. (There were about two hundred people taking part and I will post my pictures soon). During that event in St. Gallen a new Swiss "climate commitment" flag was "launched".
Two weeks ago, I went on a photo safari to Mount Soleil and Mount Crosin here in Switzerland.
The largest photovoltaic park in Switzerland is located in the first place. And (I think) about two wind generators. And around 4 kilometers hike away from there in Mount Crosin is the largest
wind park in Switzerland. Don't laugh, one has to start somewhere. And there were about 7 wind generators here. Although Switzerland is not a large country, I strongly hope that this is only the beginning of the wind sector. The hike was exhausting for me, (I was the slowest of the group), but I finally saw our very own Swiss "wind park". (I had already seen the solar panels in Mount Soleil shortly after the inauguration of that installation).
The people organizing the hike and visit to the installations belong to the same group I do, the SSES (Swiss Solar Energy Society). But the organizers are from a subgroup called the Swiss Solar Womens Group. www (dot) sses (dot) ch, including the subgroups and texts in German, French and English.
All the photos will soon be posted in my flickr account, which is being upgraded now !
That's all for now. My solar friends close their missives saying "sunny greetings"...
Ange Halle
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