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Sweden’s Supreme Court re-opens Gotland mining case

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 18:24
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Environmentally sensitive area The Supreme Court in Sweden has decided to take a “partial” look at a controversial decision to

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Reports of bumper berry season in Sweden’s Far North

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 15:20
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People are reporting a record berry harvest in Sweden’s Far North, defying earlier predictions. Swedish Radio Norrbotten spoke to Leif

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Tree clearance halted in Sweden’s Ojnare forest

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 14:53
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Gotland environmental activists celebrate “partial victory” Environmental activists have been celebrating a victory on Gotland Island, off the coast of

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Weapons dump found in Baltic Sea

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 13:05
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Thousands of suspected chemical weapons have been found on the sea bed south west of Sweden’s Gotland Island, reports local

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Sweden’s tallest mountain defies global warming

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 14:30
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Reversing the recent trend, the summit of Sweden’s tallest mountain has grown by two meters in the past year. Following

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Flooding still a problem in North Ostrobothnia, Finland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, August 10, 2012 at 18:53
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Waters continued rising Friday in the lower reaches of the Oulujoki and Siikajoki rivers. Fields and roads have flooded in

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Environmental activists occupy quarry site in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, August 10, 2012 at 16:17
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Armed with food, drink and picnic blankets, environmental activists have set up camp in northern Gotland, and island off Sweden’s

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Wild boar causing accidents in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 18:11
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The Swedish wild boar population has exploded in recent years and are causing more car accidents than ever. Accidents involving

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Sweden scrimps on toxic waste bill

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 13:19
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A large number of toxic sites in Sweden are not being cleaned up due to a lack of government funding,

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Could reindeer milk help develop tourist industry in Arctic?

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 15:38
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In 1920, the author Torsten Boberg wrote in a Swedish Tourist Association handbook for mountain travellers that reindeer milk is

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Baltic bacteria could thrive due to climate change

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, July 23, 2012 at 13:02
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Warmer waters in the Baltic Sea off Sweden’s east coast are encouraging the growth of dangerous vibrio bacteria, according to

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Swedish organization to clean up abandoned nets in Baltic Sea

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 18:52
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The Baltic Sea has been called the most damaged sea in the world by scientists, who have identified large “dead

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More Arctic warming north of Siberia and Russia

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, June 11, 2012 at 13:57
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Researchers at Gothenburg University say they have found evidence that the Arctic Ocean north of Russia and Siberia is emitting

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Traffic reductions necessary for Sweden to reach climate goals

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, May 11, 2012 at 13:53
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In order to meet its climate goals, the Swedish government needs to reduce car traffic by 20 percent before 2030.

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Swedish politicians often climate change sceptics

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 14:58
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A majority of local politicians in Sweden are sceptical about climate change, according to a new survey from the Swedish

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