Real Christmas trees better for environment, says Sweden’s Farmers Union
Christmas is just two weeks away and already the holiday lights and greenery are up throughout the streets of Stockholm.
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Environment (Sweden)
Swedish politicians float water export idea
Local officials from southwestern Sweden are looking into the idea of exporting drinking water from the freshwater Lake Vänern. The motion is
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Sweden’s mountain hares changing fur color too early
The fur of mountain hares in the northern county of Västerbotten is changing colors too early, which could put their
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Increase in organic meat production in Sweden
The production of organic meat in Sweden is on the increase. According to the National Food Agency last year 15
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Organic farming does not benefit the environment, say researchers
Relying on organic crop production would be “disastrous” and could “lead to starvation”, according to researchers at the Swedish University
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Push back on Baltic dumping ban criticized in Sweden
Some countries are pushing back on a ban that would forbid cruise ships from dumping sewage waste in the Baltic
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Sweden could lead way on climate: environment minister
As the IPCC releases its latest report, Sweden’s environment minister and vice prime minister Åsa Romson says Sweden could lead the
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Can wind power fill Sweden’s energy void?
With Sweden set to begin phasing out its aging nuclear reactors across the country, more attention is being paid to
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Climate change may scupper flood insurance for many in Sweden
Climate change is expected to hit Swedish households close to water, as an insurance industry representative says they may soon
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Wild game source of lead for Swedish consumers
A new study in Sweden found that lead levels in people who eat wild game meat are higher than previously
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Hundreds of cormorant chicks killed in attack in eastern Sweden
Hundreds of cormorant chicks may have been killed in an attack on two islands close to the Swedish town of
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Sweden: No proof that elk get drunk say researchers
The “drunken” Swedish elks that get so much attention this time of year may be a myth. Swedish Radio Science
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Sweden to present new climate change project at UN conference
Outgoing Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Environment Minister Lena Ek are in New York to take part in the
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Swedish earthquake shakes parts of Finland
An unusually strong earthquake in central Sweden on Monday was also felt in Finland. The University of Helsinki’s Institute of
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Sweden: huge insurance bill for Malmö floods
The recent floods in Malmö are estimated to have cost at least SEK 250 million, Swedish Radio News reports. Three
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