Kees de Vré
Kees de Vré is a journalist at Dutch daily Trouw. He writes mainly on social, consumption and health issues.
Updated: 7 July 2009
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By Kees de Vré
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Organic Food: Healthy, ethical, and good for your emissions
14 September 200917 Trouw Amsterdam -
Netherlands: The possibility of a gas-free island
7 July 20092 Trouw Amsterdam
Sweden will be the first European country to impose new ecological standards on organic produce. Beginning in 2012, only foods whose production – and transportation – are fully sustainable and organic from the soil to the shelf will be certified. 
On Ameland, off the coast of the Netherlands, a number of the islanders are using an innovative mix of hydrogen and natural gas in their homes. The goal is to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions, an initiative that is part of a wider programme to make the community self-sufficient in energy and water by 2020.