Special Features
[SPECIAL REPORT] Arctic tourism in the age of Instagram
When most people think of Arctic economic development, things like resource extraction are usually first to mind. But northern regions
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Steady traffic at Russia’s new Arctic LNG terminal
The «Eduard Toll» is the fourth ship now shuttling to and from Russia’s new natural gas terminal in the Arctic.
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1,000 experts converge in Alaska for Arctic events
You could call it Arctic-Palooza. About 1,000 scientists, policymakers, business managers, students and others interested in the Arctic are set
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Arctic coal company needs support says Norway
Norway’s Government is asking Parliament to support Svalbard coal company Store Norske with loans and aid. Minister of Trade and
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Indigenous rights under fire says Finnish Saami leader
Sámi National Day is celebrated on Saturday; in an atmosphere of what some would say is waning respect for Europe’s
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Russian submarine activity equals Cold War levels
Commander says “a lot of what the Russians are doing at the moment we don’t understand, and is obscure.” Vice-Admiral
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New wind power park planned for Arctic Norway
The Hamnefjell project will take advantage of rich Arctic winds to deliver an annual 186 GWh. The site is among
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Arctic soldiers training with reindeer in Russia
Soldiers from the Northern Fleet’s Arctic Brigade have for the first time learned how to use traditional means of transportation
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Resources, rights & ‘Where the ($%#!) is Canada on the Arctic?’: Your Arctic Frontiers Week in Review
TROMSO, Norway – Usually at the end of each week, we bring you the Week in Review with your most
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Arctic shipping: The myths, the realities & the challenges ahead
TROMSO, Norway – Climate change and the effect of global warming on the North had many predicting a shipping bonanza
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How satellites are changing what we know, and can do, in the Arctic
TROMSO, Norway – Ask the average person what they might see in the Arctic from space and the answer would
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How an Arctic initiative by Canada has gone from being blasted by critics to praised by international politicians
TROMSO, Norway – When Canada announced the creation of an Arctic Economic Council during its most recent Arctic Council chairmanship (2013-2015), many
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Stop romanticizing Arctic development say indigenous leaders
TROMSO, Norway – Indigenous communities around the North are struggling economically and want development more than ever, as long as it’s done
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