News France

2011
In Paris, smartphones double as travel passes, 14th September www.springwise.com, 14th September 2011 topic
France Becomes First Country to Ban Extraction of Natural Gas by Fracking, Jun 30 scientificamerican.com, Jun 30, 2011 
Paris to Launch the World’s First Municipal Electric Vehicle Hire Scheme, June 9 sustainablecitiescollective.com, June 9, 2011 
2010
	Pavement power lights up Toulouse, 13 April guardian.co.uk, 13 April 2010
2009
*French redefine wealth to include happiness, September 15 off-grid.net, September 15, 2009 topic
*Wildfires across southern Europe. Wildfires break out across Spain, France, Greece, Italy and Turkey. Over 200 volunteers and 100 firefighters were trying to contain the fires across Turkey, which saw temperatures of 48 °C (118 °F), July 26. July 2009 
2008
*A Stamp for Sustainable Lifestyles, July 2. United Nations Environment Programme, July 2 The French postal service "La Poste" and UNEP have partnered to publish a booklet of letter stamps (Carnet de dix) inspired by the project UNEP/UNESCO youthXchange. This Carnet has the dimension and shape of a business card and contains 10 stamps, each of which carries a message related to sustainable consumption. topic
2007
* March 23 - Paris embraces plan to become city of bikes. Washington Post topic
*January 18 - France Joins the Billion Tree Campaign. UNEP press release topic
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