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Norway may ban gas cars after 2015

4 May, 2009

Photo credit: blmurch Kristin Halvorsen, Finance Minister in Norway, has together with her Socialist Left Party proposed a plan that would forbid the sale of new cars that run solely on gasoline after 2015 in the country. According to her … Continue reading

Sweden to build Europe’s largest wind farm

16 April, 2009

Photo credit: jesse.millan Sweden might be the host for Europe’s largest wind farm if the Swedish government approves the proposed plans. The wind farm will be located in Markbygden near Piteå in northern Sweden and will have a total of … Continue reading

iYo YoYo – The yo-yo charger for your iPhone and iPod

12 March, 2009

Swedish designer Peter Thuvander has come up with the iYo YoYo, a nifty green alternative way to charge your iPhone or iPod. “To celebrate my new Iphone and the fact that darkness is looming over me. I´ve done this: An … Continue reading

Watch: Vattenfall’s greenwashing campaign continues to face protests

12 March, 2009

Last year I reported about Vattenfall, Europe’s third-largest energy company which is entirely owned by the Swedish government, and their latest greenwashing campaign. Their campaign involved a “climate manifesto” to hide their own dirty businesses, and on top of that … Continue reading

Greenpeace activists protests against nuclear energy in Sweden.

Madness: Sweden wants to invest in new nuclear reactors

17 February, 2009

The Swedish right-wing government seems hell-bent on continue its climate wrecking journey. After calling for as much as 88% of the EU emission cuts to be allowed to do overseas in development countries the government now want to scrap a … Continue reading

Sweden’s biggest wind farm is in planning stage, will supply as much energy as a nuclear plant

5 February, 2009

Photo credit: phault Sölvesborg, a small village near the coast located in southern Sweden, was first in the world with sea-based wind power. And now it might become the place for Sweden’s and northern Europe’s largest offshore wind farm. The … Continue reading

Embarrassment: EU leaders fail to agree on a strong climate deal

12 December, 2008

Photo credit: rockcohen Leaders from the European Union (EU) have just agreed on a new watered-down climate deal to tackle global warming. The actual emissions cuts could amount to as little as 4% by 2020. Yesterday UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon … Continue reading

Vattenfall’s latest climate campaign faces protests from environmental organisations

17 November, 2008

If you live in northern Europe you might have heard about a new “climate manifesto” from Vattenfall, Europe’s third-largest energy company which is wholly owned by the Swedish government. With this “climate manifesto” Vattenfall is a trying to influence politicians … Continue reading

Canada scores badly in environmental ranking

10 November, 2008

Photo credit: Яick Harris A new environmental study ranks Canada as one of the worst developed countries in the world. The study has been done by the Conference Board of Canada, an independent and not-for-profit applied research organization in Canada. … Continue reading

The dead zones in our oceans are spreading, according to new research

19 August, 2008

Research by the University of Gothenburg shows that more than 400 marine zones around the world has such “a great lack of oxygen in soft seabeds that fauna and fish have been harmed.” The research made by the Swedish University … Continue reading

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