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Sabina says yes to building a gold mine in western Nunavut

Jane George, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 11:51
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Nunavut is set to see a third operating gold mine in 2025 with Sabina Gold and Silver Corp.’s recent decision

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Russia’s Arctic policy at risk of major collapse

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 10:49
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Energy projects are put on hold and hyped ambitions for the Northern Sea Route increasingly look doomed. At the same

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Business Business (Norway) Norway 

Deutsche Bank won’t finance any new Arctic oil and gas projects

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 12:59 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 13:13
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The Frankfurt-based bank adopted its new Fossil Fuels Policy on Monday with strict limitations on future involvement in coal, oil and gas.

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Arctic Canada: Yukon government back in black with $4M surplus budget

CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 6, 2020 at 14:18
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The Yukon government is expecting to be back in the black this year, with its first projected surplus budget in

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Business Business (USA) USA 

Wells Fargo becomes third major US bank to nix Arctic oil investment

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 12:39
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Wells Fargo says it won’t finance oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The bank’s announcement follows similar policies

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Business Business (Russia) Russia 

Norwegian wealth fund’s value in Russian company Gazprom more than doubled in 2019

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 16:37 — Last Updated: Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 16:51
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The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund enjoyed a very good year on both the Russian stock and bond markets. The

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Business Business (Russia) Russia 

Moscow outlines €210 billion plan for Arctic oil

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 12:53
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A new tax regime for the Russian Arctic is to provide for an unprecedented wave of investments in icy drilling.

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Business Business (Russia) Russia 

New tourism investment brings hope to Russian city as main smelter closes down

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 27, 2020 at 16:18 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:37
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Nornickel might invest up to 10,5 billion rubles (€153 million) in the development of a tourism cluster in Pechenga, the

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Business Business (Canada) Canada 

Compilation: Mining and drilling in the Arctic

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 01:00
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Arctic countries are showing a growing interest in the region’s natural resources. While some states are cancelling their plans for

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Business Business (Russia) Russia 

Putin’s new Arctic law paves way for biggest ever industrialization in Northern Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, December 20, 2019 at 11:18
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Offshore oil, liquified natural gas and the petrochemical industry will soon benefit from big tax cuts in new Arctic projects.

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) 

Goldman Sachs will no longer fund drilling in Arctic refuge sacred to First Nations

Katie Toth, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 11:01
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In the wake of a U.S. banking giant’s announcement that it will no longer invest in new oil projects in

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) 

Compilation: Nuclear energy in the Arctic

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 01:00 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 14:15
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How are Arctic countries using nuclear energy and what are the debates about it? A look back at Eye on

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Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Politics Russia 

Compilation: Russia’s increasing investment in the Arctic

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 01:15
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Russia has made reaffirming its military presence in the Arctic its top priority amid an intensifying international rivalry over the

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General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canada’s long-term neglect of Arctic must stop says Senate report

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 14:50 — Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2019 at 13:54
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Canada’s neglect of the Arctic has gone on for too long and northern residents are paying the price, says a

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Blog – Faroe Islands host Arctic Circle Forum, trumpet “infrastructure miracle”

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, May 14, 2018 at 15:52 — Last Updated: Friday, May 18, 2018 at 11:21
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Situated halfway between Iceland and Scotland, the Faroe Islands are so remote from most people’s minds that even the customs

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