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GE Technology to Boost Output of Poland's Next Utility-Scale Wind Projects [May 18, 2012] o GE 38 2.5-Megawatt Wind Turbines with 103-Meter Rotors to Power Four Polish Wind Projects o Supporting Poland's Renewable Energy Efforts o GE Opening Polish Service Center to Provide Local, Long-Term Support SALZBERGEN, GERMANY - GE (NYSE: GE) will supply 38 wind turbines for four wind projects in construction in Northern Poland. When operational, these projects, referred to collectively as ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland: Fracking Found Not to Affect Environment [Mar 02, 2012] WARSAW- Hydraulic fracturing conducted at a test well in northern Poland didn't affect the quality or quantity of surface and ground water and didn't cause tremors that would pose a threat to buildings or other infrastructure, the Polish Geological Institute, or PGI, said in a statement on its website. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Fracking Well Probe Shows No Harm to Environment [Mar 02, 2012] By Maciej Onoszko WARSAW (Reuters) - Drilling at Poland's first shale gas exploration well using the controversial technique known as fracking has not harmed the environment, according to a government study published on Friday. Hydraulic cracking, or fracking, performed at a site in northern Poland operated by 3Legs Resources did not pollute groundwater or the atmosphere, said the study by the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Deep freeze hits Poland's hardy lake swimmers [Feb 03, 2012] Hardy fans of swimming in the frozen lakes of northern Poland have decided to call off a mass outing this weekend due to the vicious cold snap gripping the country, organisers said Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish, Estonian PMs discuss EU affairs, presidency priorities [Jun 14, 2011] Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his visiting Estonian counterpart Andrus Ansip met in Gdansk of northern Poland on Monday to discuss Eastern Partnership, the EU budget and the EU strategy towards the Baltic Sea region. [via YahooNews] More >>

Train derails in Poland after hitting truck, two dead [Apr 29, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - An intercity train derailed in northern Poland Thursday after hitting a truck at a road crossing, killing two and injuring at least 23 passengers, regional rescue services said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Train derails in Poland after hitting truck, two dead [Apr 29, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - An intercity train derailed in northern Poland Thursday after hitting a truck at a road crossing, killing two and injuring at least 23 passengers, regional rescue services said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Collision of train and truck kills 2 in Poland, injures 25 [Apr 29, 2011] WARSAW, Poland - Polish media say that a passenger train and a truck have collided at a road crossing in northern Poland, killing two people and injuring 25. [via YahooNews] More >>

Train derails in Poland after hitting truck, two dead [Apr 28, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - An intercity train derailed in northern Poland Thursday after hitting a truck at a road crossing, killing two and injuring at least 23 passengers, regional rescue services said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish police seek owner of crocodile found dead in a Polish forest [Mar 01, 2011] WARSAW, Poland - Police are seeking the owner a crocodile mysteriously found dead in subzero temperatures in a forest in northern Poland. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland confirms two A/H1N1 flu deaths [Jan 11, 2011] A 41-year-old Polish man and a 2.5- year-old child, both infected with the A/H1N1 flu virus, died in hospital in Slupsk and Olsztyn of northern Poland on Sunday, local media reported on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

1 roe-deer saved by firefighters, another drifting on ice in the Baltic Sea in Poland [Jan 05, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? A local governor says that firefighters have saved one of two roe-deer drifting on sheets of ice on the Baltic Sea off northern Poland's coast. [via YahooNews] More >>