June 7, 2023
“Yes 90% of climate news is bad. But if you ignore the 10% that’s good, you’ll go 100% crazy.” Come see 60 minutes of Climate Good News in joke form.
Greg Shapiro Saves the Climate
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Greg Shapiro Tours Berlin
June 5, 2023
The bartender explained it to me this way. “Amsterdam is wild, but Berlin is weird.” I did my part to keep Berlin weird.
DUTCH TO THE RESCUE
January 6, 2023
So many examples of Dutch traditions and innovations to fight climate change, but they don't like to brag. That's where I come in.
Greg Shapiro ‘NETHERLANDS CHEERLEADER’
October 19, 2022
An interview with Greg Shapiro in Speakers Academy Magazine, 2022
Dutch Direct vs the Elephant in the Room
October 11, 2022
Dutch culture prides itself on being ‘Dutch direct,’ which is an indirect way of saying ‘rude.’ Sometimes I get hired by Dutch companies to host their events...
Greg Shapiro on EditieNL “Come the Netherlands, We’ll Blow You Away”
January 12, 2022
The other day I got a phone call from Dutch RTL News, asking for an interview. “What do you think of this Washington Post article about Uitwaaien?” I checked the link, and there it was: ‘Forget hygge, it’s time for uitwaaien’ - aka ‘walking in the wind.’
I May Have Just Saved You from a €95 Fine
May 25, 2021
Lockdown cardboard is overflowing on the streets of Amsterdam! Ever wonder what would happen if an entire city would start working from home, ordering everything online and then dumping their used cardboard boxes all at once? Welcome to Pandemic 2021. I have a paper recycling container across from my house, which is often jammed. If only I could get the key to that side panel... SO I did it! Now I save my neighbors from getting €95 penalties.
GREEN CRED MAKES DUTCH RED IN THE FACE – my final column for HELLO ZUIDAS
February 4, 2021
There are so many Dutch achievements in the area of duurzaamheid that you’d expect Dutch folks to show more national pride. And yet - when it comes to national pride - the Netherlands has been described as ‘the least chauvinistic country in Europe.’ Maybe that’s partly why the ‘Netherlands Second’ video was such a hit here. Dutch mentality is like: “We don’t need to be first. …But we are definitely better than the rest.”
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