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Month: November 2015

Underwater kites could be next wave in clean energy

They look like the kind of winged contraptions imagined by animation film director Hayao Miyazaki, but these experimental generators could represent the next wave in renewable energy. With what amounts to one of the biggest-ever European investments in ocean energy, the first commercial scale underwater “kite” power plant is being built off the coast of Holyhead, … Continue reading “Underwater kites could be next wave in clean energy”

The fight against mining in Sweden’s indigenous Sami community is a lot like ‘The Lorax’

If you don’t live in the Nordic countries, it’s quite possible you’ve never heard of the Sami — an indigenous people of the European Arctic, whose reindeer-herding culture has remained pretty much unchanged for tens of thousands of years. With their colorful, traditional embroidery, reindeer skin moccasins and wigwams, the Sami bring to mind some … Continue reading “The fight against mining in Sweden’s indigenous Sami community is a lot like ‘The Lorax’”