Press Release: Environment: All aboard Hamburg’s Train of Ideas

Hamburg, European Green Capital 2011, has taken to the tracks with a rolling exhibition on sustainable living. EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik and Hamburg's Mayor Olaf Scholz set the wheels in motion for the six-month tour of 18 European cities at the train's launch on 15 April 2011. The novel approach to sharing best practice aims to demonstrate to thousands of European citizens how cities can be both attractive and sustainable in the future.

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European Commission: SPEECH/11/273: Our cities can combine economic growth and environmental protection http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/273&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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