Dr. Earth to open eco club, London

by ppeggy | July 11, 2008 at 07:58 am
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A place where dancers generate their own electricity.    Sure hope it works.

LONDON (Reuters) - Welcome to Surya -- self-styled "world's first ecological nightclub" where cyclists and walkers get free admission to a club with dance floor so high-tech it generates its own electricity when people move on it.

 
The brainchild of 35-year-old property developer Andrew Charalambous, aka Dr. Earth, Surya has its own wind turbine and solar energy system, with the plan to donate any surplus electricity to local residents.
 
When clubbers need a rest from strutting their stuff on the dance floor they can relieve themselves at the latest air flush, waterless urinals and low flush toilets as well as taking the opportunity to freshen up with the club's automatic taps.
 
If Princes Harry and William and their aristocratic friends, who are frequently spotted at hot London nightclubs such as Boujis or Mahiki, want to attend Surya they will have to sign a pledge to work towards curbing climate change like all patrons attending the club in north London.
 
"Unless we stop preaching to people and use an inclusive philosophy we're never going to create the revolution to combat climate change," Charalambous told Reuters, explaining why he has invested one million pounds in the club.
 
"It's also about creating avenues of thought. Imagine what you could achieve if big corporations adopted this kind of initiative."

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at 09:58 on July 11th, 2008

ppeggy, I like this story. It's good stuff.

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