Transition to biomass heating in N.W.T. requires better supply chain, advocates say
By Jocelyn Shepel Potential for diesel alternative being discussed at Arctic Energy Alliance’s ‘Biomass Week’ A gathering of advocates, researchers
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ADK Holdings secures federal funding for geothermal initiative to cut diesel use
ADK Holdings Ltd., the economic development corporation of the Acho Dene Koe First Nation, is receiving over $2 million in
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Power corporation relying less on diesel in the N.W.T.’s North Slave this year
N.W.T. gov’t looking to update a hydrological study to better prepare for future The Northwest Territories Power Corporation says people
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Experts weigh the pros and cons of renewable diesel in the North
Total carbon footprint of renewable diesel ‘a bit unclear,’ says one researcher A Saskatchewan researcher who specializes in fossil fuels
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N.W.T. oil heating carbon tax exemption kicks in as carbon price rises nationally
Starting today, people in the Northwest Territories will pay more for gasoline and diesel at the pumps, and less for
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Energy report says N.W.T. climate projects saved more than $12M on diesel in 2023
Energy initiatives report estimates offset of 8.4M litres of diesel in 2023 The N.W.T. government is forecasting that efforts to reduce
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Alaska village turns to biomass heating for cheaper energy
Kake wants to build a biomass district heating system to warm its public buildings An Alaska island village plans to
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Russian mayor charged over Arctic fuel spill resigns
The mayor of the Russian Arctic city of Norilsk, who was charged with negligence last month over a major fuel
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Another Yukon community lines up for solar power in northwestern Canada
White River First Nation proposing solar farm in Beaver Creek to offset diesel use The community of Beaver Creek, Yukon,
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Taxing carbon in Canada’s diesel-dependent North
People living off-grid in the Northwest Territories witness climate change every day, but in remote communities where power and heat
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Alaska remote diesel generators win exemption from pollution rule
Congress has passed a bill to exempt diesel generators in rural Alaska from an air quality rule that village utilities
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Canadian government announces $3.5M to reduce diesel consumption in the Arctic
The government of Canada has announced $3.5 million in funding to help two Nihtat Corporation projects cut diesel costs and
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Canadian gov pledges $20M to help remote Indigenous communities get off diesel power
The federal government is putting $20 million toward a new program meant to reduce reliance on diesel power in remote
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Indigenous community in Northern Canada to offset diesel with solar panels
The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and ATCO Electric Yukon signed a historic 25-year energy agreement this week in Whitehorse. The
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Test clean energy solutions in south before implementing them in Arctic communities: report
Clean energy solutions need to be thoroughly tested and proven in larger southern communities or industrial sites before being implemented
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