If we are really serious, as a country, as those that are supposed to lead, as to going “green” we must take a leaf out of the books of other countries in the European Union, for instance, such as Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden. We just cannot go on like this and we must have those alternative sources. MORE >>

In recent years, such polls have consistently found that the highest levels of satisfaction are found in Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden—countries with a strong sense of social solidarity and attention to work-life balance, small income gaps, high taxation rates, and strong social safety nets. Rarely? Usually? Always? MORE >>

One night, I decided to attend a presentation by film critic Roger Ebert, who shared his top pick flicks for 2009. The result is in some ways a comedy with a twist of the knife, and in other ways a film like nobody else has ever made—-except for its director, Roy Andersson of Sweden.  know I’m adding a bunch to my que. MORE >>

Red & Green Since 2007 September 20th, 2010 Swedish general election strengthens the Greens Peter Eriksson and Maria Wetterstrand, political leaders of the Greens in Sweden, during a conference earlier this year. If you have been reading this blog for a while now you probably know that last night it was election time in Sweden. MORE >>

Just a little side note to show how just bad these things can get: At a seminar in the aftermaths of COP15, at the Lund University in Sweden, a CPS student from Bangladesh told us about how he had, at a visit to the Bella center (where the climate talks were being held), walked into the delegation from Bangladesh. Photo credit: america.gov. MORE >>