Controversial Alaska mine project discussed in Anchorage session
The controversy over potential mining development in one of the world’s most prolific and pristine fishing grounds landed in Anchorage
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Kaska say Yukon leaving them out of mine clean-up
The Kaska First Nation say the government of Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory has broken promises made about First Nation participation
Read moreIce delays cargo in Canada’s eastern Arctic capital
Ice off the shores of Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, is delaying the delivery
Read moreFirst Nation in Canada’s Northwest Territories signs landmark deal with mine
Deninu K’ue First Nation members now able to become part owners of mine People in the community of Fort Resolution
Read moreMining hearings wrap up in Nunavut, Canada
Regulators are expected to make a decision on the mine in September For the last two weeks, regulators in Canada’s
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Swedish company wants to build new reactors
The public energy company Vattenfall has said it wants to replace one or two of its aging nuclear reactors in
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Cost of operating in remote Alaska threatens mine
The high costs of operating in remote areas killed a lot of mines in Alaska after World War II, and
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Conoco turns $551 million profit in Alaska for second quarter
As Alaska’s elections grow closer, the buzz grows louder for the state to give a multibillion-dollar tax break to oil
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Hearings on Arctic mining project continue in Canada’s Far North
Low turnout at Monday’s session The Nunavut Impact Review Board will hear from more people in the eastern Arctic community
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Final hearings on mining project start in Canada’s eastern Arctic
Final hearings into what would be the largest industrial development in the North begin Monday morning in Iqaluit, the capital
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More delays at Finland’s Olkiluoto 3 reactor
Finnish electricity firm Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) now says that electricity production will not begin at the new Olkiluoto reactor
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Nunavik Inuit concerned about potential Nunavut mine in Canada’s eastern Arctic
Makivik Corp. says Baffinland’s plan could affect marine life in Hudson Strait Inuit in northern Quebec are calling for another
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Shell’s biggest regulatory challenges in Arctic Alaska may yet lie ahead
Editor’s note: This is the third installment of a three-part series regarding Shell’s upcoming offshore activity in Alaska’s Arctic region.Part
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Will offshore oil development in Alaska’s Arctic make state rich? Don’t count on it.
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series. Part three will focus on the pipelines Shell must build
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Shell readies to roll dice on multibillion-dollar bet in Arctic Alaska
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series looking at Shell’s plans to drill for offshore oil in
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