Russian governor outlines master plan for Arctic outpost
Two new sea ports must be built to serve the projected grand coal project in the area, Russian regional governor
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New Alaska rules may help renewable energy projects
New rules could make it possible to develop more renewable energy in Alaska, by making it easier for independent projects to
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Mercury levels rising in endangered Arctic gulls: biologist
Only 500 breeding pairs of the Ivory Gull remain in Canada A biologist is suggesting rapidly rising rates of mercury contamination
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Norway announces white paper on Svalbard’s future
As the Svalbard coal company dismisses staff and pleads for crisis money, the Norwegian government announces that it will make
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Fears that 250 people will move from Svalbard, Norway
The mayor of Longyearbyen, the largest settlement on the Svalbard archipelago in Norway’s Arctic, fears that more than ten percent of the population
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Svalbard coal mine cuts 100 jobs to reduce costs
Business is bad for the world’s northernmost mining company. Low coal prices and high costs forces Store Norske to cut
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Ice-Blog: Coal, climate, cryosphere
Fossil fuel power plants are still on the increase – committed carbon emissions are rising fast. At first glance you
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Finland: Turku utilities to trade in coal for biofuel
Close on the heels of Sunday’s UN climate report, which urges a shift from coal to renewable energy, the Turku
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Will idle Healy, Alaska power plant operate again?
For almost 14 years, a small power plant near Healy, Alaska, has been among the cleanest coal-fired power facilities in
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Finland utilities told ‘burn wood, lower emissions’
Using more wood and scraps would create jobs and lower the trade deficit, argue two associations. Imported coal should be
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