Mining company LKAB won’t pay for earthquake damage to homes in Arctic Sweden
People living in the arctic towns of Kiruna and Malmberget say their homes have been damaged by earthquakes caused by
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Uptick in construction leads to high demand for concrete in Finland
Apartment buildings in the capital region comprise much of current new construction, which means demand for pre-cast concrete is surging.
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Power being restored in Pori, Finland
Some 2,000 households in the Meri-Pori area awoke to a power cut on Tuesday morning, but the majority have now
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New approach to sanitation in Alaska villages
BETHEL – Three state-backed teams working to bring running water to 3,300 rural Alaska homes are developing their own versions
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Alaska Natives head to White House tribal conference
WASHINGTON — Leaders from 44 Alaska Native tribes will be in Washington, D.C., Thursday to attend the seventh White House
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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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