Norway gives 29 companies oil and gas licenses, mostly in Arctic region
OSLO, Norway — Norway has given companies new licenses to explore and drill for oil and gas off its coast,
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Finland’s Parliament will not ban fur farming
The Parliament’s Agriculture and Forestry Committee is not backing the citizen’s initiative to ban fur farming. The Committee stance will
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Fracking exploration project approved in northern Canadian community
The Sahtu Land and Water Board has approved a proposal to drill and frack two horizontal wells near the community
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Facebook unveils giant server hall in North Sweden
Facebook’s giant new server hall in Sweden’s northern town of Luleå was opened Wednesday at lunchtime. Representatives from the social
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Strawberry harvest may be unusually short in Finland
Sunny, warm weather has the strawberry crop ripening about a week and a half ahead of normal. For example, the
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CEO of mine in Sweden’s Arctic dropped amid calls for inquiry
Following months of financial difficulties the CEO of one of Sweden’s largest iron ore mines has left his post. At
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Listening sessions start process for Alaska-focused Arctic drilling rules
Looking for lessons in Shell’s disastrous campaign to drill offshore in the Arctic, the Interior Department on Thursday launched an
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Air Greenland’s Iqaluit service off to rocky start
Summer flights between Nunavut and Greenland have resumed for the second year in a row. The first flight from Nuuk
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Swedish wind to power Google data center in Finland
Google says it has entered into a ten year agreement with a Swedish wind farm developer to power a data
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Vessel charged for fishing in Greenland waters
Two Nunavut fishing vessels face charges under the federal Fisheries Act. The “Suvak” and its captain George Hudson have been
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BP to increase North Slope, Alaska rigs
By Alexandra Gutierrez, APRN – Juneau On Monday, BP committed to spending at least a billion dollars in Alaska over
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Sweden’s Northland mine financing deal approved
The Northland mine in Pajala, northern Sweden, will live on, after bondholders voted in favour of a rescue package Tuesday.
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Alaska lobbying group wants ANWR drilling
Secrecy remains the watchword for the state-funded lobbying group with the thankless task of trying to open the Arctic National
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Canada’s N.W.T. planning fibre optic link up Mackenzie Valley
The government in Canada’s Northwest Territories plans to start construction on the fiber optic link up the Mackenzie Valley next
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New high-tech training for Nunavut, Canada fishermen
A new piece of training equipment will give a boost to fisheries training in Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada’s
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