Should nuclear plan in north Finland be re-evaluated?
Finland’s former Minister of Economic Affairs Mauri Pekkarinen says that Parliament and the government must re-consider plans to build
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Finland’s Fortum inks nuclear, wind power deals with UK firms
Finland’s biggest power company unveiled agreements with British firms Rolls-Royce and Impax Asset Management on Thursday. Finland’s largest energy utility,
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New kimberlite deposit could extend life of northern Canadian mine
The company that owns the largest diamond mine in Canada’s North says a new deposit of diamond-containing rock could potentially
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Drones help Yukon prospectors find gold deposits
A gold prospector from Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory is using unmanned aerial drones and other technologies to survey huge stretches
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Ice delays supply barge for communities in Canada’s western Arctic
Ice buildup in the Amundsen Gulf is responsible for barge delays that have many Northern coastal communities in Canada’s western
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Yong Sheng: Why Arctic voyage of Chinese cargo ship is business as usual
Much is being made of the voyage of the Yong Sheng, a Chinese cargo ship slowly making its way across
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Finland’s Fennovoima taps Russian supplier for nuke project
At 6.4 billion euros, the estimated price tag exceeds that of Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia’s handset business. The Finnish power
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Company squeezes more from a once-dead Alaska oil field
Another newcomer to Cook Inlet’s oil and gas fields has boosted production after rehabilitating old wells with aggressive drilling techniques.
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Shipyard workers walk off job in Rauma, Finland
Workers at STX Finland’s Rauma shipyard walked off the job Thursday morning to protest the transfer of a large shipbuilding
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Canada’s N.W.T. seeks $600 million for roads, bridges
Canada’s Northwest Territories wants to welcome heavy industry such as mining and oil and gas extraction. But territorial Industry Minister
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Canada’s Northwest Territories hosts mining conference
Mining companies are set to meet with government this week in Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) Top
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If the Arctic booms, will Alaska’s workforce be ready?
As some of the world’s polar nations race to develop the melting Arctic, Alaska isn’t doing enough to prepare for
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Promising diamond find in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Recent tests on the Kennady Diamonds project in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) are yielding some exciting results for the small
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Civilian drones set to take flight over Arctic Alaska
Coming soon to an Arctic air space near you: The nation’s first commercial drone flights. Billed by federal regulators as
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Severed cable may mean delays at airport in Resolute, Nunavut
Flights heading to Resolute, a community in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, are unable to land using instruments because
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