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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Another disappointment in Barents Sea exploratory drilling

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 2, 2017 at 12:00 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 14:37
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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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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Monchegorsk has now the world’s largest nickel refining facility

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 11:29
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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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The debate over whether to open the coastal plain in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil exploration is back in the news. And as always, the lines are clearly drawn in Washington, D.C. (USFWS, Alaska Dispatch)
Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Environmentalists sound the alarm on ANWR

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 11:12
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Environmentalists are warning that the Republican plan to cut taxes could include a move that would open the Arctic National

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Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Italian oil company ENI drills dry in the Barents Sea

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 14:23
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ENI Norge is now plugging the well that was drilled about 10 kilometers southwest of the Goliat field off Norway’s

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Russia draws another railway line on Arctic map

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 16:14
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Grand new infrastructure initiatives come one after another as northern Russian governors seek a role for their regions in the

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Blog: Explosions in the Arctic: mining gravel in Alaska

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 16:16
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On the Fourth of July in the United States of America, fireworks and explosions galore. That means the time is ripe

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Finland looks to put education, environment at top of Arctic agenda

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 15:19 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 15:20
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Finland takes over the chairmanship of the Arctic Council from the United States this week. The Finnish government will emphasise

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Terrafame mine admits more widespread groundwater contamination, fights stricter environmental rules

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 14:19
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The Terrafame mining company, formerly known as Talvivaara, has rejected the terms imposed on it for a new waste storage

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Alaska controversial Chuitna coal mine ‘shelved’ after investor backs out

Zaz Hollander, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 15:05
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The company behind a large and contentious coal mine proposed for the west side of Cook Inlet is suspending all

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canada’s Supreme Court to decide on northern wilderness watershed

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 18:08
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It’s an area in Canada’s Yukon territory that is twice the size of Belgium, or one and a half times

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Biggest air-polluter in Barents Region awarded for environmental responsibility

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 17, 2017 at 19:04 — Last Updated: Friday, March 17, 2017 at 20:02
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Natural Resource Minister Sergei Donskoi praises Norilsk-Nickel for its environmental efforts. Norilsk-Nickel proudly quotes Minister Donskoi on Wednesday after receiving

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Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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