Norwegian researchers: electric cars pollute as much as normal cars
Norwegian scientists have claimed that electric cars may be just as bad, or even worse, for the environment than traditional automobiles.
Total opposes arctic drilling
French oil giant Total has made an unprecedented move among big oil companies by expressing concerns over drilling efforts in the Arctic.
Finland may abandon coal
Finland’s economy minister has said that the Nordic country may become Europe’s fist economy to completely phase out coal use.
Finnish government buys wetlands for conservation
Two government agencies in Finland have teamed up to buy swamplands for conservation purposes. According to a report released by the Helsingin Sanomat...
Ice melt brings fresh mining controversy to Greenland
As Greenland’s ice continues to melt at a record pace, locals are divided over the prospect of new mining opportunities. Several communities in the so...
Snow-kiting ‘puts reindeer ‘at risk’
A recent report has said that the new sport of snow-kiting is damaging to reindeer populations in Norway. The news comes via a recent study published ...
Iceland Geothermal Conference to be promoted at GRC’s 36th Annual Meeting
Today, members of the Iceland Geothermal Cluster will be promoting the 2013 edition of the Iceland Geothermal Conference at GRC (Geothermal Resources ...
Massive Greenland ice chunk begins to break apart
A huge chunk of ice that recently broke of from Greenland is reportedly now breaking into pieces. The Manhattan-sized piece of ice – dubbed PII-2012 b...