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May 28, 2012
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The following articles have been tagged with "Swedish_environmental_protection_agency":
Nature snapper stripped of photo award
National: 13 Sep 11
Photographer Terje Hellesö, has been stripped of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency's Nature Photographer of the Year award after admitting that he manipulated a number of his pictures of predatory animals.
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Nature snapper admits to pasting in lynx
Science & Technology: 5 Sep 11
Photographer Terje Hellesö, recipient of a Swedish Nature Photographer of the Year award, has been reported to police after admitting that he manipulated a number of his pictures of predatory animals.
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Bear hunting season opens in Sweden
Science & Technology: 21 Aug 11
Bears in Sweden unwittingly live on the edge as the year’s autumn bear hunting season opens Sunday in both central and northern parts of the country.
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Crayfish: the messiest party of the year
Lifestyle: 19 Aug 11
Gobbling crayfish is a 500 year old tradition in Sweden but the annual August crayfish parties can be a minefield for a first-timer. Contributor Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius advises on how to slurp like a native.
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Housing a hedgehog is a crime: Swedish police
Society: 29 Jul 11
Police raided the apartment of a woman in Gävle in eastern Sweden after being tipped off that she was caring for a wild hedgehog in violation of the country's hunting laws.
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Swedes 'dependent' on their cars: study
Business & Money: 8 Jul 11
A new study shows that more than 50 percent of Swedes consider themselves dependent on their cars, despite half of all car trips being "short and unnecessary" according to figures from a previous survey.
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'Limit Sweden's right of public access': minister
Politics: 6 Jul 11
Environment minister Andreas Carlgren opens for the possibility of curtailing Sweden's traditional right of public access, in order to relieve commercial strain on woods and land from berry-picking companies and wilderness tourism.
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New Swedish litter law met with criticism
National: 2 Jul 11
Excepting cigarette butts and chewing gum from Sweden's upcoming litter law has caused an uproar. Several organisations are critical, but environment minister Andreas Carlgren wants to wait and see the new law's effect.
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Swedish forests spawn new 'green' diesel
Analysis & Opinion: 2 May 11
As fuels derived from forestry industry waste power an increasing number of Swedish cars, The Local's Karen Holst discovers not everyone is convinced that this new biodiesel fuel will deliver long-term environmental benefits.
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Famous Swedish elk is pregnant
Society: 30 Apr 11
A famous Swedish elk who made news when she tromped around backyards in Blekinge in the south of Sweden, eating people's apples, and making return visits throughout 2009 and 2010, is reportedly pregnant.
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Swedish hunters fail to fill wolf quota
National: 16 Feb 11
Despite the odds in their favour, an estimated 6,000 Swedish hunters weren't enough to shoot the 20 wolves authorised to be killed in Sweden's controversial wolf hunt, which ended on Tuesday.
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Wolf hunt set to proceed despite EU complaints
Politics: 13 Jan 11
Despite looming legal action from the European Commission and complaints about the size of the quota, 6,500 Swedish hunters are set to go after 20 wolves in Sweden's second annual wolf hunt.
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Ozone layer hits record thickness in Sweden
Science & Technology: 8 Jan 11
Sweden's government weather agency reported on Friday that the ozone layer over southern Sweden reached its thickest levels at the end of last year, surpassing the previous record set in 1991.
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Farmers look to curb right of public access
Business & Money: 5 Jan 11
A Swedish famers' association wants to set limits on Sweden's cherished right of public access (allemansrätten) for berry pickers, skiers and horse riders.
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EU challenges Sweden's wolf hunt policy
Politics: 23 Dec 10
The European Commission has continued to challenge Sweden's wolf hunt policy, with the EU environment commissioner warning the government about letting the hunt begin before it receives answers to its questions.
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Sweden announces new wolf hunt limits
Science & Technology: 17 Dec 10
Swedish authorities announced on Friday that hunters will be allowed to cull 20 wolves next year after the wolf hunt in the country resumed this year following a 46-year ban.
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Researcher mauled by 'sleeping' bear
National: 19 May 10
A Swedish predator researcher was attacked on Monday by a bear who had been put to sleep in order to be tagged. "It bit pretty hard," Segerström said after being taken to hospital with arm wounds.
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Opposition calls for Stockholm bypass vote
Politics: 20 Apr 10
The left-green opposition wants to hold a referendum on the Bypass Stockholm traffic link that will cost the state around 27 billion kronor ($3.75 billion) and has been strongly criticised on environmental grounds.
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'Bears most feared by Swedes': report
National: 13 Feb 10
Swedes are increasingly afraid of encountering wild animals in the countryside, particularly bears, according to a new report.
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Sweden preps for post-hunt wolf imports
National: 28 Jan 10
The government on Thursday ordered the Board of Agriculture to prepare for the active import of foreign wolves into Sweden from the east on the heels of a controversial wolf hunt carried out earlier this year.
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Swedes kill 20 wolves in newly sanctioned hunt
National: 3 Jan 10
After the Swedish environmental authority issued permits for 10 percent of Sweden's entire wolf population to be killed, hunters shot dead more than 20 wolves on Saturday, according to local media estimates.
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Wolves fair game as Sweden sets cull
Society: 18 Dec 09
Swedish authorities have broken with a 45-year tradition and given the all clear for hunters to kill a total of 27 wolves next year in a bid to control the country's burgeoning lupine population.
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Sweden gives green light to controversial wolf hunt
National: 3 Dec 09
Hunters in Sweden will be allowed to take aim at wolves for the first time in 45 years following a Riksdag decision to control the predators’ population, wildlife officials said on Wednesday.
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State appeals ABBA star’s island dream
National: 10 Oct 09
ABBA star Björn Ulvaeus has been forced to down tools again in his plans to build on a island nature reserve, after a further appeal is lodged by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
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Stockholm traffic bypass gets green light
National: 3 Sep 09
The government has approved the controversial Bypass Stockholm traffic link that will cost the state around 27 billion kronor ($3.75 billion). The project has been strongly criticised on environmental grounds.
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Agency permits sheep-killing wolf to be shot
National: 13 Jun 09
A wolf which attacked and killed or injured more than 40 sheep in eastern Sweden has been shot.
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Sweden’s national parks celebrate 100 Years
Travel: 27 Feb 09
Scattered across Sweden's vast landscape are the oldest and some of the finest national parks in Europe. Alec Forss charts their history and picks out five of the best.
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Plans for Sweden's largest wind farm move ahead
Science & Technology: 28 May 08
Sweden's government on Tuesday approved the building of the largest offshore wind farm in the Scandinavian country, the environment ministry said in a statement.
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The enchanted forest on Stockholm's doorstep
Travel: 25 May 08
Sweden might be covered in trees, but Tyresta National Park is a forest with a difference. Alec Forss explores a primeval landscape a stone's throw from the capital.
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Uncertainty over Swedish emission rights
Business & Money: 30 Nov 07
Swedish electricity suppliers still do not know how much CO2 they will be allowed to emit next year under the EU's emissions trading scheme.
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Gotska Sandön: Baltic tranquility
Travel: 5 Sep 07
This weekend offers the last opportunity to visit a sandy, car-free outpost of Gotland. Fiona Basile finds camping out on Gotska Sandön to be a magical experience.
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Bear victim's family gets compensation
National: 22 Aug 07
After three years of uncertainty, the family of a 40-year-old man killed by a bear has finally learned that it will receive financial compensation from the state.
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Increased meat consumption 'harms environment'
Science & Technology: 27 Jul 07
Swedes are eating 50 percent more meat today than 15 years ago - and a study has just revealed that producing 1kg of beef causes the same amount of greenhouse emissions as driving 250km in a car. Eat less meat, say the authorities.
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Lapping up the Swedish wilderness
Travel: 4 Jul 07
Is there any truth to the rumour that Sweden’s northern wilderness is populated by thumb-sized mosquitoes and contact-seeking bears? Alec Forss separates the facts from the spin while trekking the peaks of the Polar region.
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Sweden 'can meet CO2 targets'
Science & Technology: 28 Jun 07
It is possible to reduce Swedish carbon dioxide emissions by 25-30 percent by 2020, according to a new report from the government bodies responsible for environmental protection and energy.
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Sweden takes EU lead on carbon emissions
Society: 29 May 07
Sweden has pledged to lead the way in Europe by reducing carbon dioxide emissions by at least 30 percent up to the year 2020.
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Bildt calls for environmental study on Baltic pipeline
Politics: 20 Feb 07
Foreign minister Cal Bildt has said that the Nordic countries will not give the green light for a Russian-German pipeline to be built in the Baltic Sea without an environmental study first.
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Swedish emissions 'no lower than in 1990'
National: 17 Feb 07
Sweden's emissions of greenhouse gases have not fallen since 1990, three eminent researchers have said. The government has claimed that emissions are down 7 percent.
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Northern Sweden set for wind power duel
Business & Money: 29 Dec 06
Two power companies are set to do battle for the right to construct wind turbines in the mountains of northern Sweden.
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Warm winter delays bears' hibernation
National: 12 Dec 06
Sweden's bears, who should have hibernated more than a month ago, have still not retreated for the winter. Higher than usual temperatures are being blamed.
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Swedish animal park hunts missing wolf
National: 5 Dec 06
A six-month old wolf cub has gone missing from an animal park in Skåne, in the south of Sweden. Despite an intense search by park workers the cub has not been seen for over two weeks.
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Swedish security concern over Russian pipeline
National: 15 Nov 06
Plans by Russian oil giant Gazprom to build a pipeline across the Baltic Sea are causing worry across the political spectrum in Sweden. Defence minister Mikael Odenberg says the pipeline could be an intelligence platform.
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Mercury leak fears over Baltic barrels
National: 15 Aug 06
Fifty years after 21,000 barrels containing toxic mercury were sunk in the waters off the coast of Sundsvall, geologists discover that they are eroding, exposing the poisonous contents.
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Ozone warning for sunny Sweden
Science & Technology: 7 May 06
Sun, temperatures in the 20s and warm winds. For most Swedes these are the perfect ingredients for sailing and al-fresco dining, but scientists warn of the dangers of ground-level ozone.
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
Prime Minister Reinfeldt chats with The Local »
"If you missed it yesterday, here’s The Local’s editor David Landes snagging Prime Minister Reinfeldt for a chat before Princess Estelle’s baptism. Always nice to know the PM has time for TL!" READ »
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