Swedish Island Serves Eco-Friendly Food

Large solar panels are seen in a solar power plant in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on May 8, 2013. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Large solar panels are seen in a solar power plant in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on May 8, 2013. STR/AFP/Getty Images
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Swedish Island Serves Eco-Friendly Food

Large solar panels are seen in a solar power plant in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on May 8, 2013. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Large solar panels are seen in a solar power plant in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on May 8, 2013. STR/AFP/Getty Images

Lidö, a Swedish low-emission island, has launched a special menu dedicated for the fans of eco-friendly food interested in experimenting cuisines of different cultures with a low-carbon print.

Earlier this year, Neste, a Swedish renewable energy product producer, has launched carbon emission-free holidays to the Lidö Island, which is designed to provide a maximum sustainability, the German News Agency reported. Visitors of the island live in special cottages that have no running water, and are are covered with PV panels, and use renewable energy for cooking and heating.

The emission-free menu, which is available only in this island, is created by Chef Jonas Svensson, who considers not only the plate content, but also how it is produced and transported. The enlisted plates are all sustainable, produced locally, cooked with low energy and zero waste, and transported in vehicles powered with low-carbon fossil fuel. The menu is composed of three meals including appetizers like onions, potato, and pickles; and a main course of cabbage seasoned with fennel, and dill.

The Lidö Island is not the only place where you can find sustainable food. The state of California in the US has been funding a campaign to encourage more restaurants to serve carbon-free meals.



Leslie Strengthens into a Hurricane in the Atlantic but Isn’t Threatening Land

An aerial view of flood damage along the Swannanoa River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. (Getty Images/AFP)
An aerial view of flood damage along the Swannanoa River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Leslie Strengthens into a Hurricane in the Atlantic but Isn’t Threatening Land

An aerial view of flood damage along the Swannanoa River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. (Getty Images/AFP)
An aerial view of flood damage along the Swannanoa River in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024 in Swannanoa, North Carolina. (Getty Images/AFP)

Leslie has strengthened into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and isn’t threatening land, forecasters said.

The storm was located Saturday about 725 miles (1,170 kilometers) west-southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Kirk remained a Category 4 major hurricane, and waves from the system were affecting the Leeward Islands, Bermuda, and the Greater Antilles, forecasters said. The storm's swells were expected to spread to the East Coast of the United States, the Atlantic Coast of Canada and the Bahamas on Saturday night and Sunday.

Forecasters warned the waves could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

Kirk was expected to weaken starting Saturday, the center said.

Though there were no coastal warnings or watches in effect for Kirk, the center said those in the Azores, where swells could hit Monday, should monitor the storm's progress.

Kirk was about 975 miles (1,570 kilometers) east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (209 kph).

The storms churned in the Atlantic as rescuers in the US Southeast searched for people unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene struck last week, leaving behind a trail of death and catastrophic damage.