Report on Finnish mine leak calls out company, officials and media
An investigation into the 2012 Talvivaara mine leak in eastern Finland has blamed the company, officials and even the press
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Oil and gas consultations in Canada’s eastern Arctic next week
Federal officials will travel to ten communities in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut beginning next week. They’re inviting people
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Rovaniemi, Finland hosts forestry conference
The annual European Forestry conference will be held in Rovaniemi in the summer of 2015. Some 150 participants from around
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Flying uranium from Nunavut scares Saskatchewan Dene
A proposed uranium mine in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is causing concern in the prairie province of Saskatchewan.
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Blog: Local vs Global – Dualism in Arctic Policy Development
For those readers who just arrived to this blog from a 1981 deLorean, the Arctic has in recent years become
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Construction firm in Canada’s Northwest Territories faces diesel dumping charge
A company in the community of Hay River in Canada’s Northwest Territories goes to trial today to face charges under
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Public access versus commercial exploitation of Sweden’s countryside
There’s concern that the right of public access here is being abused by companies sending dozens of berry pickers onto
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Economists support action to spur Finland’s economy: poll
Economic experts expect the Finnish government to implement structural changes in order to increase Finland’s competitiveness and encourage economic growth.
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Picky Swedes dump a thousand tonnes of shrimp
Swedish fishers dump an estimated 1,000 of shrimp in the sea in order to maximise profits, reports Swedish Radio News.
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Finland says no to fur-farming ban
The Finnish Parliament has rejected a proposed ban on fur farming, as expected. The bill was historic in that it
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Food subsidy board says program working for Canada’s North
The chair of Canada’s Nutrition North Advisory Board says the food subsidy program is having a positive impact on northerners.
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Arctic Council to take on business focus under Canada
Creating a bigger presence for industry at the world’s premiere international forum on northern issues won’t distract from its work
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Arctic Strategy: U.S. looks toward Last Frontier, will investment follow?
Hours after the White House announced it had signed the National Strategy for the Arctic Region, Alaskans began to put into
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Nunavut, Canada Inuit group opposes heritage river plan
A proposal to declare a river in Nunavut’s Kivalliq region a heritage river is meeting some opposition from the Kivalliq
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What happens after the diamond mines close?
When you look at aerial photographs of the Ekati and Diavik diamond mines in the Northwest Territories, the first thing
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