Finland’s Dirty Secret - Part 3: A Sustainable Transition
Finland's goal to reach climate neutrality within the next 15 years requires a sustainable energy transition, but the country is still in denial about the harms of peat extraction.
Maren Krings
Finland’s Dirty Secret - Part 2: Political Controversy
Finland's political infighting eclipses this forward-thinking country's dirty secret - its continued reliance on peat, an outmoded fossil-fuel, as a source for energy.
Finland's Dirty Secret: Extracting Peat for Energy
Peat isn't just mud, it's also a carbon-heavy fossil fuel. The opening of a new state-owned power plant shows that Finland is in denial over an industry that can harm the climate more than coal.
A Journey Without Footprints, to Sapmi and the Indigenous People of Scandinavia
For centuries the Sami people have populated the northernmost regions of Scandinavia. They call their home Sapmi, frequently crossing the plains with their reindeer in a nomadic lifestyle.
Hemp: A Little Plant; Powerful Enough to Spark Big Change
The time of irrational trepidation is over. The movement to legalize marijuana has overlooked hemp's divergent benefits to combat climate change.