Finland: Health threat as wood heat gets popular?
Wood use has risen in the past decade, but officials warn that its emissions may cause hundreds of deaths annually.
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Arctic Energy Summit: What can polar regions learn from each other?
Energy security and the cost of living are constant challenges in most polar regions. While the South focuses on things like offshore drilling
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Obama brings funding promises to Arctic
The White House on Wednesday announced new efforts and funding to encourage energy efficiency in remote villages and the appointment
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Sweden : Use of fire-fighting foam grows despite environmental risks
Swedish fire departments are increasingly use foam to extinguish blazes even though the chemical can be an environmental hazard. Swedish Television
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2015 Alaskan wildfire tally below normal
So far this year, about 78,000 acres have burned in 280 fires in Alaska. That may sound like a lot,
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Finland plans to heat homes with horse manure
A little-noted passage in the new coalition government programme calls for the use of horse manure as an energy source
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Floodwaters stop rising in North Finland
Flooding in the north Ostrobothnian town of Pudasjärvi, Finland stopped rising on Sunday, with water levels at some measuring points
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Alternative heating system shows promise for reducing fuel costs in Interior Alaska
The soil is barely above freezing in Interior Alaska, but that hasn’t stopped researchers at Fairbanks’ Cold Climate Housing Research Center from successfully
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China, defence strategy & drilling: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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Finland’s real estate market forecast to slump in 2015
Finland’s real estate market is set to continue to slide this year, according to a new report. Investors are more
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New ‘super-insulated’ homes in Arctic Alaska
For Alaska homeowners, plumbing “freeze-up” is a recurring fear, maybe even more so for those living on Alaska’s frigid North
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Should Canada have a plan for climate refugees?
A new report looking at how climate change around the world will affect human migration, suggests governments need plans to
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Climate change may scupper flood insurance for many in Sweden
Climate change is expected to hit Swedish households close to water, as an insurance industry representative says they may soon
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Rash of bear break-ins hits Northwest Alaska cabins
Northwest Alaska is having a cabin break-in problem. But in a twist, the issue isn’t troublemaking teenagers; it’s curious bears
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Finland: 35,000 people without power in Arctic town
Intense thunderstorms on Monday caused power outages to thousands of homes, with energy companies in eastern Finland reporting that many
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