Perhaps this is the year for you and Knowing Nantes to organise a Green event in Nantes? Any ideas, please drop them on a comment here, would be great to hear your views, and perhaps together we can make them happen...!
During this year, you might see this amazing machine travelling around... It's called Aéroflorale II and it was built by les Machines des iles, the same people that built the elephant and the famous Nantaise Giant... It is the symbol of Nantes green year and it will travel across Europe to share Nantes' green ideas.
This novel greenhouse is made up of three sub-sections: four legs attached to the main body, a greenhouse similar to that of an 18th century botanical garden, and an aerostat made up of five balloons, which are on top the structure and make it fly. Aéroflorale is 16 metres tall and weighs eight tons, it is made of perforated steel, larch and canvas.
The "Nantes European Green Capital 2013" tour will
visit four cities European cities: Brussels, Hamburg, Turin and
Istanbul with a team of
scientists, politicians, and environmental professionals at the helm. It aims to
raise awareness of the environment and biodiversity among the general
public.
For more about Nantes European Green Capital 2013 take a look at the official website.
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