New US sanctions against Russian oil
Washington has introduced sanctions against Gazprom’s Yuzhno-Kirinskoye field, one of the biggest hydrocarbon projects on the Russian shelf. The move
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Airlines, owls and the North Pole – Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Finland to save Talvivaara mining operations
Mining operations at Talvivaara’s Sotkamo quarry are expected to resume in September, following an announcement Friday that the government will
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Metal, mineral price drop affecting Canada’s North
Slumping metal and mineral prices are taking their toll on the mining industry in Canada’s North and contributing to a
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Arctic ice extent stays clear of record low
Arctic sea ice extent for the month of July was lopsided, scientists said Wednesday. While ice clogged waters in northeast
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Conflict over Arctic shelf “unlikely”: expert
It all depends on Russia’s and the other Arctic countries’ willingness to follow the recommendations issued by the UN, an expert
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Nunavut gets EU exemption for seal products
Hunters in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut will now be able to sell their seal products in Europe after
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Why Shell is sticking to Chukchi plans
Despite tumbling oil prices, rising costs, legal woes, heated political opposition and a series of missteps and misadventures, Royal Dutch
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Finland’s last nuclear project?
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä says it’s unlikely that his government will approve any new nuclear power plants after the Fennovoima
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Sweden tackles microplastics problem
Sweden wants to reduce the environmental spreading of microplastics, the small particles of plastic that can be found in skin
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What Russia’s Arctic claim means for Canada
Russia has made a new bid for a vast swath of arctic territory to the United Nations and it appears
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Russian sanctions hit Norway hard
Norway and Russia reaches new low in economic cooperation It is Norway which appears to lose most from the sanction
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Russians wrap up Arctic ice floe research
An icebreaker sailed from Murmansk yesterday to pick up 17 scientists who have spent four months on an ice floe
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Airlines’ new hunting trophy rules worry Alaskans
Delta, American and United airlines are changing their policies when it comes to shipping certain hunting trophies from Africa, but that raises larger questions
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Finland nuclear project will go ahead
Finland’s prime minister Juha Sipilä confirms that the Fennovoima nuclear plant will be built in Pyhäjoki, after Economic Affairs Minister Rehn
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