North American Arctic is failing compared to Russia, Nordics, warns think tank
Weak national leadership in the North American Arctic is hindering northern development compared to the thriving polar regions of Russia
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China wants in on Russian wind park project
Green power was a key issue of discussion during last week’s Karelian government visit to the Chinese province of Fujian.
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Russian floating nuclear power plant to be towed through Arctic ice
The world’s first ever installation of its kind will be towed several thousand kilometers through Arctic ice before it reaches
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Norway’s government goes green, keeps Lofoten Islands free of oil drilling
Coalition government expands to include the Liberal Party. That gave a greener political platform. Controversies about possible opening the waters
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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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Russia’s grand LNG project takes its toll on Arctic environment
The developers of the Yamal LNG seek to overcome damage caused by the removal of 70 million tons of seabed
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Sweden’s new bet on underground farming
This week two underground farming projects open in Helsingborg and Stockholm, and one hope is that urban farming can create
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Will Goliat oil field ever become profitable for Norway?
Professor in Petroleum Economics, Knut Einar Rosendahl, has made calculations about the expected economy of the production from the Goliat
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Blog – Arctic nickel, not oil, could soon power the world’s cars
The Arctic is often imagined as a new energy frontier because of its ample oil reserves. But what if its
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“Northerners’ dreams are dying,” says premier of Canada’s Northwest Territories as he issues “red alert”
Canada’s decision to halt offshore oil and gas exploration in the Arctic is akin to the re-emergence of colonialism, says
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Preparing the ground for Russia’s first floating nuclear power plant
In early October, regional authorities together with nuclear power company Rosatom officially plugged the first pile to become part of
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Gazprom sends rig from Black Sea to new Arctic drill site
The «Amazon» makes it from the Turkish port of Tuzla to Gulf of Ob as owner Gazprom gets ready for
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Barents bishops ask Arctic Council to promote fossil-free future
«Nature and people in the Arctic region are vulnerable,» reads a letter to Finland’s Foreign Minister, currently the chair of
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Another disappointment in Barents Sea exploratory drilling
Drilling season 2017 has so far been a huge disappointment in Norway’s Arctic waters with one dry well following the
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Monchegorsk has now the world’s largest nickel refining facility
Kola GMK has boosted its nickel output by 50% after refining was moved from Norilsk in Siberia. «A large-scale upgrade
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