Project of the week: melting away carbon emissionsUntil the 1990s, huge excavators used to extract coal from the ground in the small town of Gräfenhainichen near Dessau in eastern Germany. The open-cast mining site, known as Ferropolis, has since been decommissioned. But the hulking, rusting mining machinery now provides the backdrop for one of Europe's biggest music festivals.
Every year for a few days in July, the place throbs with music, strobe lights and lasers as the Indie and electronic music festival Melt! takes center stage. Some 150 bands and DJs perform on several stages set amid the industrial ruins in front of an estimated 20,000 fans from all over Europe.
See full Details.
Posts
