Russian mayor charged over Arctic fuel spill resigns
The mayor of the Russian Arctic city of Norilsk, who was charged with negligence last month over a major fuel
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Russian watchdog seeks nearly $3B in damages over Arctic fuel spill in Siberia
Russia’s environmental watchdog has asked a power subsidiary of Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel to pay almost 148 billion rubles, or $2.8
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South Pole warmed 3 times the global rate over the past 30 years, new study suggests
At the South Pole, considered the coldest point on Earth, temperatures are rising fast. So fast, in fact, that Kyle
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Arctic river will take decades to recover from fuel spill: Russian official
Russia’s state fishing agency said on Tuesday an Arctic river would need decades to recover after 20,000 tonnes of oil
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De Beers puts Canadian Snap Lake diamond mine up for sale
Anglo American Plc’s De Beers has put its Snap Lake diamond mine in Canada up for sale after suspending operations at
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Greenpeace activists leave Russia after Putin’s amnesty
Most of the 30 people arrested for a Greenpeace protest against Arctic oil drilling left Russia on Friday under an
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Arctic presence guards against U.S. threat says Russia
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia had vital defence and economic interests in the Arctic, citing a potential U.S.
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6 Greenpeace protesters released on bail in Russia
Six jailed foreign Greenpeace activists were granted bail by Russian courts on Tuesday, rulings that lawyers said will allow them
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Russia grabs China oil and gas export deals
Russian energy companies signed a slew of deals with China on Tuesday, seeking to lock in sales to fund costly production and
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Norway faces minority government after coalition talks fail
Ruling parties agreed to keep some sensitive areas off limits to Norway’s sprawling oil industry, including the Arctic Lofoten and
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Russia to reopen Soviet-era Arctic military base
Russia is reopening a Soviet-era military base in the Arctic, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday, part of a drive to make
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Norway’s new government to reshape world’s largest wealth fund
Norway’s incoming centre-right government plans to revamp and possibly break up the country’s $750-billion oil fund, changing how one of
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Golfing in Iceland’s midnight sun: lava beds, angry birds, winds
REYKJAVIK – The names of the world’s greatest golf venues roll off the tongue like a putt rolling toward the
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Greenland ice melt less severe than feared, study
A melt of ice on Greenland and Antarctica is likely to be less severe than expected this century, limiting sea level
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