The greatest documentary you've never heard of - Tie Xi Qu (铁西区) by Wang Bing ~movies documentaries Video 13:50, published Apr 1 2026 23 votes
Europe's first complete mining-to-refinement of lithium begins operating in Syväjärvi in western Finland – the strategic resource is critical for manufacturing modern electronics ~enviro Article 484 words 20 votes
The Candlemakers' Petition by Frédéric Bastiat (1845) ~humanities.history Article 1611 words 13 votes
Finland opens Europe's first lithium mine – will create about 350 jobs and offers Europe's only production chain of its kind, reducing reliance on Chinese imports ~tech Article 567 words 15 votes
Finland is leading the race to decarbonise industrial heat emissions, using sand to produce fossil-free steam ~enviro energy.renewable Article 406 words 12 votes
Vattenfall has applied for state financing to build new nuclear reactors – first company to do so under scheme Swedish government hopes will lead to renaissance in nuclear power ~enviro Article 390 words 16 votes
Why is liberalism adrift? From social democracy to the Democratic Party liberalism: how parties learn to speak the language of constraint -- and what it costs them. ~humanities Article 6458 words 16 votes
EU drops 2035 combustion engine ban as global electric vehicle shift faces reset ~transport Article 964 words 53 votes
As US-based company Lyten prepares to restart battery production, Northvolt's downfall has cast a chill over Sweden's ambitions to reindustrialize around clean technology ~finance business Article 305 words 9 votes
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past eighteen months, analysis finds ~enviro climate change pollution energy.renewable Article 690 words 41 votes
As the US and the West races to break China's stranglehold over rare earths production, some firms are betting that Greenland will become a new mining frontier ~enviro Article 1500 words 6 votes
Construction firms across the Nordic region have made a high stakes bet on the world's largest green steel project in Sweden ~engineering Article 84 words 11 votes
In 1975, Swedish socialists and unions devised a program to democratically seize the means of production, but terrified elites dismantled it ~humanities.history Article 2448 words 31 votes
Norway eyes 200-250 MW floating nuclear reactors to power industry and cut emissions – expected to supply electricity to nearby offshore platforms and feed power into the onshore grid ~enviro energy Link 13 votes
Norway's Northern Lights project is seen as a model for efforts to pump carbon dioxide deep into wells, but high costs remain an obstacle ~enviro climate change energy Article 6 votes
Steel reinvented: inside the world’s first plant to burn no fossil fuels [tour] ~enviro energy.renewable Video 12:28 12 votes
Norwegian town of Ulefoss sits on top of a rare earth deposit – the reserves could help to reduce the EU's dependency on China for the elements needed in tech such as phones ~enviro Article 1070 words 6 votes
Norway wants to be Europe's carbon dump – aiming to capture carbon dioxide from factories and bury it beneath the North Sea ~enviro climate change Article 10 votes
Was there a Norwegian island of New Zealand? Stewart Island was home to a significant proportion of Norwegian settlers and whalers. ~humanities.history Video 12:03, published Jun 14 2025 4 votes
Norway's new industrial policy pivots away from hydrogen for energy ~enviro Article 1419 words, published Mar 30 2025 12 votes
Sweden's green industry hopes hit by Northvolt woes – growing calls for increased state support to help Sweden maintain its position in future technologies ~tech Article 1282 words 12 votes
New industries come from crazy people ~humanities.history Article 1773 words, published Feb 2 2021 15 votes
Copenhagen's once-industrial port has been planned to make everything, from schools and play areas to businesses and recreational spaces, accessible within five minutes ~design urban planning architecture Article 1341 words 4 votes
Gridlock: why it can take eleven years to connect solar farms to the UK network ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1223 words 8 votes
How guayule, a small shrub, could help the US rubber industry ~enviro sustainability Article 2377 words 12 votes
Cement is a big polluter. Heidelberg Materials in Norway is betting it can profit from carbon capture that will reduce the carbon dioxide. ~enviro pollution energy climate change Article 400 words 10 votes
Giant 'living tractors', water buffalo are bringing nature back to post-industrial wastelands ~enviro Article 1859 words 17 votes
China rules solar energy, but its industry at home is in trouble ~finance business Article 1329 words, published Jul 25 2024 14 votes
Heidelberg Materials' cement plant in Norway will be the first of a handful around the world to capture carbon in the production of cement ~enviro pollution Article 1209 words 16 votes
Industrial emissions poised to become largest US carbon source ~enviro pollution Article 357 words 9 votes
Mining firm Rare Earths Norway says it has discovered Europe's largest proven deposit of highly prized rare earth elements ~enviro Article 14 votes
'Absolute miracle' breakthrough provides recipe for zero-carbon cement ~enviro Article 617 words, published May 23 2024 25 votes
The methodical plan to erase Chicago ~design urban planning architecture.hierarchical mesh Video 14:47 5 votes
How to escape from the Iron Age? We cannot lower carbon emissions if we keep producing steel with fossil fuels. ~humanities Article 2449 words, published Mar 18 2024 27 votes
Joe Biden administration commits $6B to cut US emissions from high-carbon industries ~enviro energy.renewable plastics climate change pollution Article 986 words 19 votes
The $2.6 billion experiment to cover up Europe's dirty habit – Norwegian project to bury carbon waste under the sea is getting backing from Germany ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 77 words 8 votes
Japan's Nippon Steel to acquire US Steel for $14.9 billion ~finance business Article 58 words 20 votes
Australia makes world-first decision to ban engineered stone following surge in silicosis cases ~health Article 72 words 30 votes
The site of a mining town on Svalbard is now being returned to nature in one of Norway's biggest-ever restoration projects ~enviro Video 3:50, published Oct 30 2023 4 votes
GM’s hydrogen ‘power cubes’ will be used in cement mixers and terminal tractors ~engineering Article 439 words 15 votes
The ultrawealthy family of WV Gov. Jim Justice wants to reopen an industrial plant that for decades emitted chemicals in Birmingham. A new EPA proposal might block this. ~enviro energy pollution Article 1234 words 13 votes
California cement industry marks near-term progress on carbon neutrality goals ~enviro Article 585 words 11 votes