When it comes to electric cars, Finland lags behind Nordic neighbours
Sweden has ten times more electric cars than Finland, thanks to subsidies, while Norway has over a hundred times more,
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Environment
Blog: The last few bipolar months of the U.S. Arctic Council chairmanship are ending
Two years ago in Iqaluit, Canada’s “heart of the Arctic,” the U.S. took over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council,
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U.S. ends Arctic Council chairmanship with reluctance on climate action
FAIRBANKS — When he opened a meeting of his colleagues from all the Arctic nations, U.S. Secretary of State Rex
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Terrafame mine admits more widespread groundwater contamination, fights stricter environmental rules
The Terrafame mining company, formerly known as Talvivaara, has rejected the terms imposed on it for a new waste storage
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New national park on Russia’s border to Norway and Finland
The Karablekk park will combine tourist activities with environmental monitoring and educational activities, regional authorities in Murmansk say. «The appearance
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April was colder, wetter and snowier than usual in Finland
The Finnish Meteorological Institute’s figures show that April 2017 was colder, wetter and snowier than average, confirming the gut instincts
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Better climate adaptation strategies needed across the Arctic
Climate change continues to transform the Arctic at an unprecedented rate but adaptation strategies continue to lag behind, says a series
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Blog: Obituary for an Arctic river
I haven’t been posting a lot lately, and that’s because I’ve had a hectic schedule over the past month with fieldwork
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Arctic river ice formations melting earlier in summer
Two scientists’ fascination with the layered ice mounds that build up along Arctic Alaska rivers led to an important discovery
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Waste incineration slashes heating costs for Vantaa, Finland residents
The metropolitan city of Vantaa has been able to drop district heating costs for residents of semi-detached homes and flats,
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Environmental group sues Canadian government over caribou
The non-profit national charity conservation group, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) has launched a lawsuit against the federal
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Swedish county sees surge in car charging stations
The number of vehicle charging stations has increased dramatically in the Sörmland area of central-eastern Sweden, where there are now
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Ice-Blog: Cheap oil from the Arctic? Fake news, says climate economist Kemfert
This week I came across an interesting publication about to come on to the German market. “The fossil empire strikes
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Ecologists and researchers call for increase of controlled burning of Finnish forests
Finland has a long tradition of burning the top layer of forest underbrush after logging, to replenish the ground for
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With a leaking Alaska well controlled, experts seek answers about what happened
A weekend gas and oil leak from an old production well on the North Slope was stopped Sunday night when
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