The Arctic Council at 20 – View from Iceland
The Arctic Council is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. The international forum has Canadian roots and was established on September 19,
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The Arctic Council at 20 – View from Canada
The Arctic Council is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. The international forum also has Canadian roots and was established on September
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Metsä Fibre plant to meet new demand, make electricity in Finland
In an increasingly paper-free world some may have thought that the Finnish paper products industry’s days were numbered. But the
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The Arctic Council at 20 – View from Finland
The Arctic Council is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. The international forum also has Canadian roots and was established on September
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Alaska senator says Navy has explaining to do
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski says the Navy is again snubbing the concerns of Alaskans as it prepares for the next
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Finns begin to abandon lawsuits against Talvivaara mining company
Droves of private property owners have begun to abandon compensation claims for environmental damage caused by waste water leaks from
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Arctic Council celebrates 20 years of northern cooperation
The Arctic Council, an international forum made up of the world’s eight circumpolar nations, is celebrating its 20th anniversary today.
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Canadian Inuit leader to advise government on Arctic
One of Canada’s most prominent Inuit leaders has been named by the federal government as their special adviser on Arctic
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After hiatus, Alaska returns to Northern Forum
On the world stage, relations between the United States and Russia are tense and chilly, thanks to disputes over Ukraine,
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Reindeer herders evacuated from anthrax zone in Russian Arctic
13 people are hospitalized and 1,200 reindeer are dead on the tundra in Yamalo-Nenets autonomous region in what could be
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Obama Administration announces new Arctic drilling rules
The Obama Administration on Thursday issued new regulations covering offshore drilling in the Arctic. The new rules will hold oil companies in
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Sweden’s Radiation Safety Authority endorses nuclear waste disposal plan
After a review lasting more than five years, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority has endorsed the nuclear industry’s plan to
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Norilsk Nickel closes Arctic plant, says emissions will be slashed
The nickel melter in Norilsk is the company’s oldest and has for decades been among the biggest polluters in the
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Scientists suggest cuts in Barents Sea cod quotas
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has advised Norway and Russia to cut the Barents Sea
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Ahead of Russia’s Year of Ecology, government targets green activists
Pressure is growing on the country’s independent environmental organizations. “I am confident that with joint efforts we will succeed, that
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