Oslo Municipality's Water and Sewage Administration has offered a useful tip to reduce water waste – it's OK to pee in the shower ~enviro water.waste Article 395 words, published Oct 14 2019 9 votes
To solve the problem of a dwindling population, one small Finnish municipality took a big step – pay its citizens to have babies ~life family Article 124 words 9 votes
FATF – Iceland could land on a gray list of countries which have failed to take sufficient measures to combat money laundering and the financing of acts of terrorism ~finance Link 5 votes
What's Copenhagen's magic formula to reduce CO2 levels? ~enviro Article 335 words, published Oct 10 2019 5 votes
Banning cars on San Francisco’s Market Street, once a radical idea, approved unanimously ~transport Article 1079 words 10 votes
Why US cities are banning new fast food drive-throughs ~food restaurants Article 693 words, published Oct 10 2019 8 votes
California is banning the tiny bottles of shampoo in hotels ~enviro pollution plastics.single use Article 323 words, published Oct 11 2019 11 votes
Stockton's basic income trial: Early results show how money is spent ~finance economics Article 1509 words 6 votes
NSA whistleblower dropped from Australian cyber conference at the last minute ~tech security.cyber Article 500 words 6 votes
How the women-only Facebook group Minbar-Shat helped overthrow the Sudanese government ~tech facebook social media Article 2247 words, published Oct 4 2019 7 votes
Government-backed initiative is designed to open up the country's unique musical culture by offering a 25% rebate to international artists using Icelandic recording studios ~music Article 461 words 5 votes
The greening of Paris makes its mayor more than a few enemies ~design urban planning Article 1506 words 9 votes
Denmark's new government to boost spending after years of austerity, following a campaign pledge to reverse years of cuts by previous administrations ~finance Article 474 words 6 votes
Alex Stamos on legal issues for US tech companies sharing with foreign governments ~tech social media facebook Link 5 votes
Chechen authorities are carrying out literal witch hunts ~news russia.chechnya Article 521 words, published Jul 12 2019 10 votes
When Oslo's first floating sauna was banned by port authorities, its owners took it on the run, sparking a public craze ~life Article 1509 words 7 votes
Uber to limit drivers' app access to comply with NYC regulation ~transport Article 431 words, published Sep 17 2019 4 votes
Colorado town offers 1 gbps for $60 after years of battling Comcast ~tech internet Article 489 words 11 votes
Teddy bear fence along Copper Coast Highway poses safety risk to children, South Australia mayors warn ~transport Article 894 words 5 votes
93% of British Columbians want to scrap changing clocks for daylight time, survey says ~life Article 718 words 11 votes
German fiscal frugality is the stuff of legends – but they have nothing on the abstemious Swedes ~finance economics Article 8 votes
12yo Alice Springs boy to speak at United Nations in push to change Australia's age of criminality ~news australia politics Article 692 words 7 votes
Finland's new government will propose a tax increase later this year on fossil fuel used for transport ~enviro Article 6 votes
Danish government announced that it plans to boost military contributions to a number of missions around the world ~news denmark politics Article 1347 words 6 votes
Hong Kong government withdraws extradition bill, a key demand of protesters ~news china hong kong politics Article 336 words 19 votes
Icelandic government is interested in reclaiming Old Icelandic manuscripts from Denmark ~humanities.history Article 429 words 3 votes
A young mayor makes the case for a guaranteed income ~finance economics Article 2542 words, published Aug 16 2019 11 votes
Hungary’s far-right government vilifies Finland over rule of law inquiry ~news finland politics hungary law Article 674 words 5 votes
As warming temperatures dramatically reshape Iceland's landscape businesses and the government are spending millions for survival and profit ~enviro climate change Article 1719 words 4 votes
A small city with big delusions: Pine Island, MN (population 3,000) has huge dreams, yet they can’t take care of their basic systems. Who pays the price? ~design urban planning Article 862 words, published Jul 30 2019 8 votes
Ottawa city hall has been targeted by cyber attacks more than 8,000 times in the past year ~tech security.cyber Article 608 words 8 votes
Solar brings in the big bucks for local governments ~enviro energy.renewable Article 493 words, published Jul 30 2019 4 votes
The empty radicalism of the climate apocalypse: What would it mean to get serious about climate change? ~enviro climate change Article 5848 words, published Jun 19 2019 13 votes
Alaska defunds scholarships for thousands of university students ahead of fall semester ~life education.higher Article 1038 words 18 votes
Ohio just passed the worst energy bill of the 21st century ~enviro climate change energy.renewable Article 2923 words 9 votes
How a new logo saved the city of Oslo $5 million a year ~design typography Article 546 words, published Jun 28 2019 8 votes
Human friends of Canada geese sue federal government for helping Denver turn the birds into food ~enviro Article 291 words 5 votes
A bipartisan call to increase the Newstart allowance was removed from a parliamentary report at the direction of the Morrison government on the eve of the federal election ~news australia politics Article 5 votes
Denver wants more trees, but arborists say the workforce can’t keep up ~enviro Article 974 words 8 votes
Blasting work has started in Bergen on building the longest bicycle and pedestrian tunnel in the world ~transport Link 10 votes
New measure would link jobs and housing in San Francisco ~life housing.affordable Article 698 words 8 votes
Emails show Iowa official's Tupac fixation before his ouster ~news usa.ia politics.usa Article 729 words 17 votes