Follow Team Rynkeby Bergen from Copenhague to Paris
Team Rynkeby is a Nordic charity cycling team. Every summer we cycle to Paris to raise money for seriously ill children. Follow our ride towards Paris: Friday 29.…
India Suffers from Modis Hybris
“India has been successful in saving so many lives, we saved the entire humanity from a big tragedy.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
COVID-19 Vaccines: Norway could have played a crucial role as chair of the TRIPS Council, as a member of the UN Security Council, and as a large donor.
– EMBARRASSING: Norway under Erna Solberg no longer has a leadership role for international solidarity. For half a year, Norway has played…
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Watching a coral reef die as climate change devastates one of the most pristine tropical island areas on Earth
 Sam Purkis, University of Miami The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy…
Male voices dominate the news. Here’s how journalists and female experts can turn this around
Shutterstock Kathryn Shine, Curtin University Last week, the ABC announced it had achieved a milestone it had been trying to reach for…
A socialist or a liberal energy sector?
Do you view energy as an ordinary commodity or an important democratic governed input factor in industrial construction and electrification? “On the…
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Sustainability rankings do not identify sustainable companies
Rumina Dhalla, University of Guelph and Felix Arndt, University of Guelph British American Tobacco (famous for cigarettes), Coca-Cola (world-renowned for its sugary…
The World’s Sustainable Gazette – Bergensia.com
Bergensia now features 240.000 readers and more than 800 articles In 2020 more than 193.000 unique readers from all around the world…
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Ten years on from the Syrian uprising, what has prevented an end to the tragedy?
East Aleppo after Syrian forces, backed by Russia and Iran, recaptured the city in 2016. www.shutterstock.com Hanlie Booysen, Te Herenga Waka —…
Biodiversity: how our health and happiness depend on a thriving planet
Soloviova Liudmyla Melissa Marselle, De Montfort University During the COVID-19 lockdowns, more of us are noticing the variety of animals, trees, and…
Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
 Christian Brand, University of Oxford Globally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14…
10 years after Fukushima, safety is still nuclear power’s greatest challenge
An International Atomic Energy Agency investigator examines Reactor Unit 3 at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant, May 27, 2011. Greg Webb, IAEA/Flickr,…
The Green Scam
Predator capitalism is ill-suited to solve the environmental crisis. By Ingrid Fiskaa, a municipal board member for SV in Time,leader Rogaland, and member…
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Making it easier to vote does not threaten election integrity
Republicans will control drawing of 188 House districts this year. Dems will control 74 Gerrymandering could easily cost Dems the House in…
Bisphenol A in wind turbines damages human fertility
The Norwegian Environmental Protection Agency (aka Green Warriors of Norway) sent consultation responses to the environmental deterioration of Bisphenol A to the…
The Norwegian Petrokrati
Norway has perfected the ability to live in two parallel climate worlds by StÃ¥le Holgersen originally first published in Swedish Aftonbladet Nature:…
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Growing food and protecting nature doesn’t have to conflict – here’s how they can work together
Paul and Becky Rogers converted 14 acres of land in Kent County, Mich. to a habitat that supports pollinators, songbirds, and wildlife.…
The expansion of land for agriculture is the leading driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss.
If the world adopted a plant-based diet we would reduce global agricultural land use by 75% by Hannah Ritchie March 04, 2021…
UPDATE: Don’t look to Sweeden. Sweden needs to protect itself from Anders Tegnell
Corona Tzar Anders Tegnell also needs to be protected from himself 1) Last week, Tegnell said 2 reasons other Nordics have less…
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Woman, have children
#Idonotgivebirthalone The maternity offer in Norway is going in the wrong direction. Thousands of women have birth stories that can make the…
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The enemy of the people on Frøya
The politicians in the Storting decided to demolish Norwegian nature with wind turbines, without an open, informed debate. It provided powerful forces…
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India farmers’ protests: internet shutdown highlights Modi’s record of stifling digital dissent
 Subir Sinha, SOAS, University of London The storming of the Red Fort in Delhi on January 26 marked an escalation of…
Greta Thunberg effect: people familiar with young climate activist may be more likely to act
Anandita Sabherwal, London School of Economics and Political Science and Sander van der Linden, University of Cambridge She was declared Time magazine’s…
GOP & MAGATs turn CPAC into a Neo-Nazi gathering #HeilHyatt or #BoycottHyatt
A failed coup is just a rehearsal. CPAC = Conservatives Planning Another CoupThe GOP has become a full-blown Neo-Nazi party not hiding…
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AI is killing choice and chance – which means changing what it means to be human
AI promises to make life easier, but what will humans lose in the bargain? AP Photo/Frank Augstein Nir Eisikovits, University of Massachusetts…
Protecting forests is an essential strategy in the fight against climate change that has not received the attention it deserves.
Beverly Law, Oregon State University and William Moomaw, Tufts University Protecting forests is an essential strategy in the fight against climate change…
In 2030, everyone will have a relationship with CO2 tracking
Unlike the EU, why have the Norwegian authorities in their climate plan not imposed transparency about climate impact from Norwegian companies? The…
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Texas [former] Sen. Ted Cruz
Maybe Texas should rejoin America’s power grid. This is a good time to note that the electrical grid in Texas was deregulated,…
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The 2. Impeachment Trial of Individual 1 the Apprentice President
Here’s a CSPAN link to the video played by the House prosecutors today. https://t.co/iWLCeiUQQz pic.twitter.com/y180CTV8Ks — Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) February 9, 2021…
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I analyzed all of Trump’s tweets to find out what he was really saying
After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due…
Nature: how do you put a price on something that has infinite worth?
 The priceless view over Loch Lomond, Scotland.Gary_Ellis_Photography / shutterstock Tom Oliver, University of Reading There’s a new nature conservation strategy in…
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