Somebody broke into an Arctic Canadian village’s power plant and shut off the electricity
Canada’s federal police, the RCMP, are looking for whoever broke into a power plant in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, on Monday and
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Canada needs to focus on infrastructure in the North, says Northern territory
Canada says it wants to increase mining and development in the North, as discussed at a conference in Iqaluit this
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Nuclear fuel loading begins at Russia’s floating power plant
Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant will be thoroughly tested before towing to the north Siberian port of Pevek. Loading
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Indoor agriculture thriving in Stockholm thanks to better LEDs
Have LED lights now got so cheap and so efficient that it makes economic and environmental sense to grow herbs,
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Longread – The quest to turn Norway’s Arctic coast into Northern Europe’s wind power hub
The big winds that come in from the Barents Sea carry flush green power and profits. But developers are held
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Finland undertakes move to turn cattle manure into valuable biofuel
Large-scale animal husbandry in Finland generates some 20 million tonnes of waste annually, the nutrient content of which is currently
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Northwestern Russia’s oldest reactor to run for another 15 years
Russia’s nuclear watchdog authorises operation until 2033, twice the originally planned lifetime. Environmental NGO Bellona is deeply worried about safety.
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Blog – Walking around Murmansk under the midnight sun
Last week, I recounted my overland journey with thirty-some colleagues from Kirkenes, Norway to Murmansk, Russia. The five-hour road trip
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Finland’s wind power sector is booming
Last year, 153 new turbines were installed in the country, according to the Finnish Wind Power Association. Some 700 turbines
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Arctic Canadian town learns lessons from Alaskan wind farm
As Inuvik, Northwest Territories, looks to harness the power of wind energy in order to reduce its reliance on diesel,
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Sweden reluctantly greenlights construction of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
Sweden gave the go ahead to the controversial construction of an underwater natural gas pipeline between Russia and Europe. But
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Power company to build first non-subsidised wind farm in Finland
Wind power company TuuliWatti is building a five-turbine wind power park in the municipality of Ii on the Bay of
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Seeking a greener image, Norway’s Statoil rebrands itself as Equinor
Norwegian oil major Statoil drops “oil” from its name, argues responsibility, better balance to effectively fight climate change. Greenwashing says
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Norway expands Arctic drilling, environmentalists worried
Strongly criticized by environmental groups, Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announces 56 new blocks in the Barents Sea. “Awarding
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Northern Sweden to host more Facebook servers
Facebook buys land for its third server hall in the town of Luleå, in Northern Sweden. Facebook already has two
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