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Swedes clean up

The low-rise city makes a virtue of its natural setting

Well, fancy that. In 2010 Stockholm will become Europe’s first Green Capital. The new award from the European Commission promotes sound environmental practice and healthy city living; and the city barely broke sweat to win it. Full Article at Times Online

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