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The ferry M/S Viking Grace belonging to Finnish cruise company Viking Line. (Heikki Saukkomaa/AFP/Getty Images)
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finnish company to launch wind-propelled cruise ship

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 15:33 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 15:38
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Viking Line’s flagship cruise liner Grace has received an upgrade this week. On Tuesday ship workers in Turku installed a

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A freight train in Norilsk, Russia. (iStock)
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Russia’s Gazprom orders LNG-propelled trains for Arctic railway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 16:20
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They will be environmentally friendly and far cheaper to use, the company says. It is the Sinara Transport Machines, a

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Norwegian cruise company takes hybrid-electric shift

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 20, 2018 at 13:58 — Last Updated: Friday, April 20, 2018 at 14:01
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At least six vessels to get new gas-powered engines supported by batteries. Environmentalists call for other Arctic cruise-liner to follow.

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World maritime body moves to ban dirty fuels in the Arctic

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, April 13, 2018 at 17:41 — Last Updated: Monday, April 16, 2018 at 10:10
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Environmental groups and northern Indigenous communities are applauding a move by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to work towards banning

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Inuit activist blasts Canada’s foot-dragging on dirty fuels ban in the Arctic

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 10:02 — Last Updated: Friday, April 13, 2018 at 15:01
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Ottawa should to stop procrastinating and get on board with the proposed ban on the use of highly polluting heavy

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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