The fight for electricity in the High Arctic

“When it’s -40[°C] the house can freeze up in 3 hours.” A new power plant can’t come soon enough for the residents of Grise Fiord — one of the coldest places in the world.

[timothyschollux]

@0:26: It's nice to see and hear Larry Audlaluk in this video about Grise Fiord. I just finished reading his autobiography "What I Remember, What I Know" - it's worth a read to gain a deeper insight into people's lives in the high Canadian arctic.

[jspin]

Can’t they get some wind mills up there?

[MbeyaIsHome]

Does anyone grow vegetables? There is a company in Whitehorse that grows vegetables in a 40 ft container.