Despite oil tax cut, Alaska projects steady production decline for next decade
JUNEAU — Despite the passage of Senate Bill 21 last year and claimed success from its supporters, Alaska’s Department of
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Court rules 2008 Chukchi Sea lease sale fell short on considering environmental risks
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the U.S. Department of Interior failed to properly consider environmental risks of
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Swedish wind farms to power Google
Four new wind parks, to be built in southern Sweden, will power internet giant Google’s data center in Finland. The
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Testing electric buses in Finland’s cold climate
The winter hardiness of electric buses is being tested in Finland’s capital region. A project to improve bus performance in
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Feature Interview: What Arctic highway project tells us about Canada’s plans for North
Construction on Canada’s long planned Arctic highway project in the western Arctic got underway this month. The project will connect
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Alaska plan to export North Slope gas draws support, criticism
In what Gov. Sean Parnell called a “major milestone,” the major oil producers in Alaska and pipeline builder TransCanada have
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Politicians say yes to wind power on Swedish island
Wind power may expand on Öland as politicians on the Baltic Sea island have voted in favour of six new
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Blog: Oil companies real beneficiaries of Canada’s Arctic highway extension
On January 8, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of the extension
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Finland: Nuclear power plant to use Russian fuel
A nuclear power plant slated to be built on Finland’s west coast would source its fuel from Russia, the contractor
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Will Finland’s proposed nuclear plant affect Sweden’s North?
Northern Sweden is concerned that the proposed nuclear plant in Western Finland would harm neighbouring Sweden’s nature and fish stocks.
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Statoil awarded exploration licence off Greenland
I missed this over the holidays, but Norway’s Statoil, along with partners ConocoPhillips and Nunaoil, has been awarded an exploration
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Blog: Canada, Russia and The North Pole
“We do not give up the North Pole. Canada’s claims to the North Pole are no more than ambition.” So
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Alaska fuel companies reach settlement in Nome fuel delivery
Bulk fuel supplier Delta Western and Nome fuel distributor Bonanza Fuel are ready to settle up, ending a fight about
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Alaska’s Lt. General Russell Handy on Arctic strategy
When Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released the Pentagon’s Arctic Strategy document last month, he said rapid change in the Arctic
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Cook Inlet activity suggests boosted oil and gas production may be on the way for Alaska
A subsidiary of Alaska’s wealthiest homegrown corporation is expanding its footprint in Cook Inlet to support increasing industrial activity there,
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