Land dispute causes development ban in southern Nunavut, Canada
The federal government has prohibited development on several parcels of Crown land in the southern region of Canada’s eastern Arctic
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Police remove iron ore mine protesters in Sweden’s Arctic
Four activists stopped preparations for the exploration of iron ore from a prospective mine in Sweden’s Far North on Monday.
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Finnish mine to lay off up to 250 workers
The Talvivaara mine in east Finland may lay off over a third of its 600 employees, the mining company said
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Fact check: Breaking down BP investment in Alaska’s oil patch
Turns out the $1 billion that BP recently announced it will spend to boost oil drilling on Alaska’s North Slope
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Finns, Russians to build highway in Karelia
A group Finnish, Russian, and international investors plan to build a four-lane highway from Finland deep into Russia. The project,
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Conditional OK for Yellowknife mine cleanup in Canada’s Northwest Territories
A northern review board has given its conditional stamp of approval to a federal cleanup plan for an abandoned gold
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Norway opens Barents Sea area to offshore oil drilling in new move into Arctic
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Norway’s Parliament has opened up a new area on the fringe of the Arctic Ocean to offshore
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Delegation promotes Canada’s eastern Arctic capital city as airplane test site
A delegation from Iqaluit is in Paris this week, pitching the city’s cold to the aviation industry. They’re at the
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Canada raising offshore liability cap to $1 billion in Arctic, Atlantic waters
HALIFAX — The Canadian government is planning to introduce new rules to make drilling and production companies more accountable in
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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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What the changing Arctic means for Finland
Global warming, the melting of the Arctic Ocean and new rail lines could open great opportunities for Finland. Its time
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Is Alaska getting its fair share from mining?
As debate rages over the environmental consequences of the proposed Pebble gold and copper mine in Southwest Alaska, some are
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Due date approaches for agreement on Alaska LNG project
The clock is ticking for Alaska’s major oil companies and a Canadian pipeline builder who committed to produce an agreement
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Bear puts beekeeper out of business in North Sweden
A bee keeper near Härnösand is northern Sweden is on the brink of closing his business due to honey raids
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Praise and criticism for fracking approval in northern Canadian region
ConocoPhillips Canada is planning to drill this winter after its exploratory fracking project was approved Tuesday by the Sahtu Land
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