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Alaska village turns to biomass heating for cheaper energy

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 07:00
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Kake wants to build a biomass district heating system to warm its public buildings An Alaska island village plans to

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Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

Russian mayor charged over Arctic fuel spill resigns

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 14:23 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:39
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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

Mike Rudyk, CBC News
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2020 at 10:09
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White River First Nation proposing solar farm in Beaver Creek to offset diesel use The community of Beaver Creek, Yukon,

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Taxing carbon in Canada’s diesel-dependent North

CBC Radio
Posted: Monday, October 7, 2019 at 15:32 — Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 13:25
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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

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, September 23, 2019 at 10:02
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Congress has passed a bill to exempt diesel generators in rural Alaska from an air quality rule that village utilities

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canadian government announces $3.5M to reduce diesel consumption in the Arctic

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 15:18
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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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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Canadian gov pledges $20M to help remote Indigenous communities get off diesel power

Mike Rudyk, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 11:30
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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

Meagan Deuling, CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 25, 2018 at 14:00
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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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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Test clean energy solutions in south before implementing them in Arctic communities: report

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 12:11 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 18:15
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Clean energy solutions need to be thoroughly tested and proven in larger southern communities or industrial sites before being implemented

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Time to invest in renewable energy for Arctic communities: WWF-Canada

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, September 23, 2016 at 13:46
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The need to replace Nunavut’s ageing diesel-powered generators in the near future creates an ideal opportunity to invest in more

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Despite winter darkness, solar power might work better in rural Alaska than you’d expect

Annie Zak, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, May 9, 2016 at 14:12
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Harnessing solar power in Alaska might not, at first, seem very effective. The sun is a rare sight in much

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Business Business (USA) General USA 

New Alaska rules may help renewable energy projects

Rachel Waldholz, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 15:29 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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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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General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden focuses on jobs and climate in budget

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, September 21, 2015 at 15:17 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 20:19
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Sweden’s government presented its 2016 budget proposal Monday morning, with a focus on job creation, education and climate issues, Swedish Radio

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The Arctic Canadian community of Ukukhaktok in Canada's Northwest Territories. A move to reduce diesel use in community's like this one, were among your most read stories this week. (Eilís Quinn / Eye on the Arctic)
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Fishing, science missions and the end of diesel in the North? – Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, July 24, 2015 at 20:32 — Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015 at 20:51
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

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Pangnirtung, Nunavut. The community experienced four-days of rolling blackouts this year. (Radio Canada International)
Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Energy challenges in Canada’s North

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, June 22, 2015 at 20:05 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 15:39
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From poor infrastructure to reliance on diesel, Canada’s northern territories face energy challenges unique in the country, says a report

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