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What do King Gustav III of Sweden and the two feet of snow that fell in Grand Rapids this week have in common. Listen to Bernadine's final report from Stockholm to find out.

Bernadine reports on Stockholm's Old Town and more!

Listen to Bernadine's tantalizing report about a must have dinner at Den Gyldene Freden (Golden Peace) in Stockholm's old Town. It is said to be Stockholm's oldest tavern, opening in 1722. She assures us that we'll have to earn our dinner with the hard work we'll do, especially at a planned US Embassy round table on renewable energy.

Bernadine's Impressions - Joensuu University

Listen to Bernadine's report about her visit to Joensuu, Finland by clicking on the "play" button below.  The green arrow on the map marks the location of Joensuu University.  Zoom-in on the map for more information, and be sure to check out this site to learn more about Joensuu, "Europe's Forestry Capitol".

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Nancy Berlin Comments on Iggesund Fossil Fuel Reduction Article

Nancy Berlin here! I have some comments about the article Jim discusses in his post to the Skidder Online last week.

In the article the Sweden-based Iggesund Paperboard reports reducing its use of fossil fuel by 75% and drastically cutting carbon dioxide emissions.

With the recently passed Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, I know federal Agencies will be looking at 20% reduction in petroleum consumption and a 10% increase in alternative fuels along with 30% reduction in energy used in federal buildings by 2015.

We will all be looking at models like Iggesund Paperboard to build our future. If you didn't get a chance to read the article, you can find the article link by clicking on Sweden or GlobalWarming in the "tag cloud" on the upper left-hand corner of any page on the Skidder Online.

One last thing! There are other web-based resources that Jim would like to share with you. You can find the link to them in his learning log.

Thanks everyone,

Nancy