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Northern Swedish city launches battery-powered bus route

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 15, 2018 at 11:46 — Last Updated: Monday, October 15, 2018 at 11:49
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Cold climate is no obstacle for green battery commuting in the largest city in Sweden’s northernmost county. No diesel smell,

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finnish trains delayed as heatwave overtakes air conditioning

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 11:00
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Train traffic in Finland has been experiencing delays owing to problems caused by the current heatwave. VR, the Finnish Railways,

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Traffic down by 5% after inauguration of newest Helsinki metro line

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 13:05
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According to data Yle obtained from the Finnish Transport Agency, the Helsinki Metro extension has reduced traffic by 5 percent

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File photo. (Maria Ågren/ SR)
Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Cold causes train cancellations in North Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, December 9, 2013 at 10:22
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The bitter cold in northern Sweden has meant that local train operators have been forced to cancel several departures between

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Beer residues will become biogas to run this Eskilstuna bus, (Petra Levinson / Sveriges Radio)
Environment Environment (Sweden) Sweden 

Buses in Swedish town to run on beer residues

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 10:15
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Buses in Eskilstuna, west of Stockholm, Sweden, are to be powered in the future by beer. Swedish Radio News reports

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Feature

Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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