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With biomass plants, the government wanted to ensure that the climate targets would be met. The government set aside 10 billion euros for the construction of 628 biomass plants. Objections to the biomass plants soon arose: they would not be as CO2-neutral as was assumed and there would be more useful ways to use the biomass.

In 1905, the popsicle was invented by eleven-year-old Frank Epperson. He made a drink with water and some soda powder that he stirred through with a stick. Because his mother told him to go to sleep, he left the drink. When he woke up the next morning, it had frozen and the drink with the stick in it was frozen too. This was the first popsicle.

Columbus was looking for a faster sailing route to the Dutch East Indies. He planned to sail there via the West. With the financial support of the Spanish Queen Isabella, his ships left for the West, but instead of finding a new route to the Dutch East Indies there, he found the undiscovered continent of America.

Porsche was eager to bring a car to the American market in a low price range. In order to realize this plan, they collaborated with the company Studebaker. While working on a design, it proved difficult to find agreement and when the design was finished, Studebaker proved to have too many financial problems to continue with the plan. When production was again possible, the model was dated.

As part of the energy transition in Woerden, the aim was to avoid the replacement of the natural gas grid, which is scheduled for 2030. But what is the best alternative to natural gas in this case? Who benefits and how do you weigh sustainability gains against costs and inconvenience?

In 2008, the festival 'De Zee komt' (The sea is coming) was organised on the beach. Along a six-kilometre route, people could admire works of art that were intended to create awareness of the scope and consequences of climate change. Great efforts were made to realise the project. Unfortunately, the financing proved insufficient and the main organisations involved were not united.