Alaskans testified Thursday in U.S. Senate hearing on drilling in ANWR
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski brought together a slew of Alaskans, mostly pro-drilling, to testify at a Senate hearing about what
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Arctic Council’s climate work continues with full U.S. participation, despite Paris pullout, says diplomat
President Donald Trump may have nixed U.S. participation in the Paris accord, but the Arctic Council’s climate change work continues
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A century of Norwegian coal mining in Svalbard comes to an end
The cabinet of Prime Minister Erna Solberg explicitly says it no longer wants to subsidise the digging out of black
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Sweden may start fracking in the north
Swedish mining group, LKAB, is testing hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, at two sites in northern Sweden. The process, where water
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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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“Foreign agent” label damages the spirit of Barents cooperation
«I’ve been working with Aetas, an Arkhangelsk based environmental organization for youth, for more than eight years. Now they are
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Blog – Chasing electric blue icebergs in Greenland
Last week, China’s sole icebreaker, Xue Long (Snow Dragon), completed its first voyage through the Northwest Passage. The Ukrainian-built vessel
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Nord Stream 2 applies for Finnish building permit to build gas pipeline
Gas pipeline company Nord Stream 2 AG has sent its application to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment for
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Moose on the loose: Peak crash season approaches in Finland
Autumn sees a peak in moose-related traffic accidents in Finland. The number of vehicular collisions with moose and deer has
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Murmansk windmills could be produced in Russia
Moscow wants the big international wind power companies to develop capacities in Russia. In last week’s meeting with companies Enel
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Seismic work in Alaska’s ANWR: Can they do that?
The Interior Department, as the Washington Post reported last week, is trying to let industry into the Arctic National Wildlife
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Russian General Prosecutor targets polluters in the Arctic
It is Russia’s Year of Ecology and environmental protection is higher on the country’s agency than ever before, also for
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How green are the batteries? Electric car revolution boosts business for big Arctic air polluter
Nornickel eyes sharp increase in demand for nickel and copper as tens of millions of electric cars hit the roads
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Blog – Trudeau’s Yukon plan: funding another road to nowhere
The past few years have been good for the Canadian road-building industry in the Arctic. In 2011, former Prime Minister
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Helsinki, Finland among world’s top 10 liveable cities
Helsinki has been ranked among the world’s ten most liveable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The Finnish capital, the
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