Read more Netherlands stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3046/netherlands.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:26:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74055/gps-will-track-dutch-drivers-for-per-mile-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Dutch government plans to bring the polluter-pays principle into the home garage. Rather than an annual road tax for their cars, drivers will soon pay a small sum for every mile on the road—a plan aimed at breaking chronic traffic jams and cutting carbon emissions. GPS devices installed...http://www.newser.com/story/74055/gps-will-track-dutch-drivers-for-per-mile-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Nov 2009 15:03:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72718/nazi-hitman-goes-on-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Dutch Nazi collaborator who killed his countrymen in reprisals for anti-German actions has gone on trial in Germany. Heinrich Boere, 88, has admitted gunning down three civilians as part of a Waffen SS death squad. He fled to Germany after the war and dodged extradition attempts for years. Prosecutors...http://www.newser.com/story/72718/nazi-hitman-goes-on-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 2:59:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71107/public-enemy-hooks-up-with-crowdfunding-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHip-hoppers Public Enemy, one of the first groups to release on mp3, is entering the brave new world of crowdfunding. The group has partnered with Dutch site SellABand to raise the $250,000 necessary to record a new album entirely through $25 donations from fans. The payout? Donors—or “believers,...http://www.newser.com/story/71107/public-enemy-hooks-up-with-crowdfunding-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 16:50:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70986/un-names-norway-best-place-to-live.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorway is the best country in the world to live in, according to the UN’s human development index, and Niger is the worst, ranking just below Afghanistan. The index ranks 182 countries based on life expectancy, school enrollment, and GDP per capita. China came in at 92, up seven spaces...http://www.newser.com/story/70986/un-names-norway-best-place-to-live.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 14:39:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70840/only-footage-of-anne-frank-hits-youtube.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Anne Frank House has posted the only surviving video of the young diarist and Holocaust victim on YouTube. “The footage is very moving and very unique because these are the only moving images of Anne Frank,” a museum representative tells the Guardian . The film, of an Amsterdam neighbor’s wedding,...http://www.newser.com/story/70840/only-footage-of-anne-frank-hits-youtube.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 10:55:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70305/race-for-better-light-bulb-heats-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDutch electronics giant Philips has created an LED light bulb that, if it lives up to its billing, could claim the US government’s coveted “L Prize.” More important, the new bulb could inherit the 60-watt bulb’s throne. The Energy Department is offering $10 million—and a pile of juicy government...http://www.newser.com/story/70305/race-for-better-light-bulb-heats-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 10:08:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69147/new-york-age-400-looks-back-to-holland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday is an unhappy date in New York, but tomorrow is a much more joyous anniversary—on Sept. 12, 1609, Henry Hudson sailed up the river that now bears his name, leading to the founding of New Amsterdam. The Dutch royal family will visit for the anniversary, and two historical...http://www.newser.com/story/69147/new-york-age-400-looks-back-to-holland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 10:16:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68870/liberals-ought-to-ditch-the-public-option.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLiberals need to abandon the notion that no health care reform is acceptable without a public option, former Clinton aide and health industry consultant Matt Miller writes in the Washington Post. Progressives’ top priority should be to make sure every American can access group coverage outside an employment setting, and...http://www.newser.com/story/68870/liberals-ought-to-ditch-the-public-option.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 11:40:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68056/dutch-museums-moon-rock-an-out-of-this-world-fake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA “moon rock” exhibited at the Dutch national museum is actually petrified wood, the BBC reports. The three Apollo 11 astronauts gave the object to former PM Willem Drees on a tour following their 1969 moon mission; NASA shared similar artifacts with more than 100 other countries. The purported moon...http://www.newser.com/story/68056/dutch-museums-moon-rock-an-out-of-this-world-fake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 15:10:02 CDT