Gasline partners take steps toward permitting, marketing of project in Alaska
The partnership to build a natural gas megaproject has initiated the environmental review process. BP, Exxon, ConocoPhillips, Transcanada and the
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Police in Finland slam Seinäjoki council for “dangerous” street blackouts
Authorities in the Ostrobothnian town have begun switching off streetlights overnight to save money, in a move that police say
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Money crunch sees weekday blackouts in Oulu, Finland
The city of Oulu has pulled another weapon out of its cost-cutting arsenal: officials have decided turn off street lighting
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Lower electricity bills for Swedes
Swedes may receive lower household bills in the future following a government decision to introduce tighter rules for electricity companies.
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Finnish nuclear utility seeks shorter extension on Olkiluoto 4 reactor
Finnish nuclear utility Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) has revised its request for an extension to its preliminary permit to build a
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Shell’s new Chukchi plan: Two rigs drilling wells at the same time
Two years after its ill-fated drilling season in Arctic waters off Alaska, Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday submitted a revised
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Sweden’s Social Democrats make forest investment pledge
The opposition Social Democrats want to spend more on developing Sweden’s forestry industry, party leader Stefan Löfven announced today. In
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TVO: Rethink could kill Finland’s Olkiluoto 4 nuclear project
The TVO utility wants an extension of its preliminary permit for a fourth unit at the ill-fated Olkiluoto plant –
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Alaska oil tax referendum ignites a neighborly sign war
On top of being the most expensive ballot measure in state history, next week’s referendum on oil taxes may also
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Blog: Asia and the Arctic in Eurasian Geography and Economics
For interested readers, the peer-reviewed journal Eurasian Geography and Economics has just published my article, “North by Northeast: Toward an
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Finland nuclear plant faces Russia-related obstacle says politician
MEP Heidi Hautala estimates that the nuclear plant enterprise at Pyhäjoki, Northern Ostrobothnia, will face difficulties due to the facility’s
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Exxon could hold keys to Alaska future at Point Thomson
Exxon is going big in Alaska. With memories still raw a quarter-century after the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the
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New Russia sanctions will affect Finland, but not radically: politician
As EU ambassadors gather on Tuesday to agree a new round of tougher sanctions against Russia over its involvement in
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Is Sweden really one of the world’s greenest countries?
Not only was Sweden one of the first countries in the world to introduce a tax on carbon dioxide emissions
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Sweden: Vattenfall may pay billions for new nuclear safety requirements
New security requirements for nuclear power plants may end up costing Swedish state-owned power company Vattenfall SEK billions. One of
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