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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
climate, coal, diesel, electricity, hydro, pollution, solar, wind
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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

Yle News
Posted: Monday, November 23, 2015 at 17:16 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
communications, electricity, Infrastructure, Internet, weather
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This weekend’s power cuts in Finland, caused by heavy wet snow on power lines, have also caused severe disruption to

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 15:15 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
electricity, energy, Karkkila, nordic, safety
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Municipalities in Finland have been turning off street lights at night in order to save money. In the town of

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 15:14 — Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2015 at 19:09
electricity, nuclear, power
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This last spring and summer Sweden’s energy companies announced that four of ten nuclear reactors could need to be decommissioned,

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 14:30 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 18:32
electricity, energy, green power, nordic, weather
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Despite this summer’s cloudy weather, the amount of solar energy produced this year in Finland is about the same as

The Japanese market eyes opportunities for import of clean energy from Finnmark. Japan is interested in having long-term connections with

Several Finnish landmarks turned the lights out on Saturday night to mark the WWF’s Earth Hour event to highlight climate

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 15:02 — Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2015 at 21:04
electricity, EU, industry, power, weather
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Warm weather and a weak European economy brought a dip in Swedish electric energy use in 2014. Energy-consumption levels have

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 14:37 — Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2015 at 21:04
electricity, North Karelia, Savo, weather
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A swing from frigid to warmer temperatures coupled with heavy snowfall plunged as many as 20,000 households in eastern Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, September 8, 2014 at 21:43 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 21:34
blackout, electricity, energy, Finland, Ostrobothnia, Seinäjoki
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Authorities in the Ostrobothnian town have begun switching off streetlights overnight to save money, in a move that police say

Yle News
Posted: Friday, September 5, 2014 at 17:06 — Last Updated: Monday, September 8, 2014 at 21:50
blackouts, electricity, energy, LED, POLICY, streetlights
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The city of Oulu has pulled another weapon out of its cost-cutting arsenal: officials have decided turn off street lighting