Category: Environment
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SACC brings the Swedish trend ‘Plogga’ to Chicago on World Cleanup Day
Last week, on World Cleanup Day, the Swedish- American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago took the sustainable Plogga trend to the lakefront in Chicago for World Cleanup Day. The global event has gathered more than 50 million volunteers across 180 countries over the past couple of years.
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The World’s Oldest Tree Lives in Sweden
The world’s oldest tree, Old Tjikko, is a 9,500-year-old Norwegian Spruce tree that was discovered in 2004 by Professor Leif Kullman.
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5 reasons to love Denmark
5th of June has arrived, and it is Denmarks Constitution Day! There are many reasons to love Denmark but the day in honor, we decided to list our five favorite things about the Scandinavian metropol of design.
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Greta Thunberg to donate 100,000 euros to ensure equal vaccine distribution
Swedish activist, Greta Thunberg, announced on Instagram earlier today that her foundation will be donating 100,000 euros to COVAX, a vaccine program with a mission to ensure equal access to vaccines across the globe.
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Greta Thunberg’s Fridays For Future mock Mars landing
Greta Thunberg does not hold back on criticism. The majority of the time, it is understandably due to politicians unwilling o take the pending demise of our planet and humanity seriously enough. But this time, however, it is the Los Angeles branch of her organization, Friday’s For Future (FFF), that has decided to direct their…
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IKEA to open a second-hand store
In a press release, IKEA Sweden confirms that they are opening a second-hand store inside ReTuna Återbruksgalleria, the world’s first recycling mall located in Eskilstuna, Sweden.
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Sweden Is Home To The Greenest City In The World
When you think of sustainability, what city comes to mind? Oslo? Zurich? San Francisco? While these are all excellent answers, the actual answer is situated off the Göta Älv river on the west coast of Sweden…
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Denmark Breaks Record in Amount of Bottles Recycled
In 2019, there were more than 1.4 billion bottles and cans recycled around the world, saving the Earth from more than 150,000 tons of CO2. Out of those cans, 62 million were recycled in Denmark last year — or 92% of the entire circulation of bottles in the country. The year before, 89% of bottles…
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The Quotes By Greta Thunberg That Inspired Thousands To School Strike For The Climate
Whether you agree with her or not, there is no doubt that Swedish Greta Tunberg is the teen everyone’s talking about right now. What started with her school striking outside the Swedish parliament on her own, led to her not only being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize but also inspiring hundreds of thousands of participants, across the globe,…
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Greta Thunberg Awarded 1 Million Euro Prize, Immediately Pledges to Donate it to Charity
Greta Thunberg has been awarded the prestigious Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity this week for her work on educating youth about climate change.