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Video – Inside Russia’s rapid Arctic expansion

20 June 201921 June 2019 CBC News 0 Comments defence, energy, gas, icebreakers, indigenous, Infrastructure, LNG, military, Murmansk, Nenets, Nikel, reindeer, Sami, Yamal peninsula

Russia is rapidly expanding its economic and military presence in the Arctic. The country’s ambitions are bringing changes to the

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Nornickel promises to slash toxic smelter emissions in northwest Russia

7 February 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments air pollution, Kola Peninsula, Nikel, Nornickel, Zapolyarny

Sulphur dioxid gas still lies thick over the nickel plants located along the border to Norway. But there are now

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Norway to press Russia for action on Arctic smelter pollution

30 January 20191 February 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments air pollution, Bellona, Kirkenes, nickel, Nikel, Rune Rafaelsen

“It is Russia’s responsibility to reduce the emission,” says Ola Elvestuen, Norway’s Minister of Climate and the Environment. Last Friday,

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Pollution from northwest Russia shrouds Arctic Norway

25 January 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments air pollution, Cecilie Hansen, Kirkenes, Kola Peninsula, Nikel, Rune Rafaelsen, Svanvik, Zapolyarny

Cecilie Hansen, former Mayor of Kirkenes in Arctic Norway, says the plant in Nikel, northwest Russia, should be forced to

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Blog – Snapshots from up and down the Arctic in 2018

18 January 201925 January 2019 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Alaska, Bjørnevatn, Faroe Islands, glaciers, Harpa, Kola Peninsula, Lapland, mining, Nikel, Rovaniemi

In 2018, conferences, workshops, and meetings brought me to seven of the eight countries with territory north of the Arctic

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New Finnish technology to slash nickel mining pollution in northwestern Russia

20 August 201820 August 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments air pollution, Kola Peninsula, mining, natural resources, nickel, Nikel, Nornickel, Outotec, Vladimir Potanin, Zapolyarny

Sulfur-rich, but nickel-poor concentrate will be separated out and sent to other consumers, while only the nickel-rich concentrate will be

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Blog – Smelters, huskies, and fish pies: the Arctic road from Norway to Russia

26 June 201829 June 2018 Mia Bennett 0 Comments borders, Calotte Academy, history, Kirkenes, mining, Murmansk, Nikel, Norway, pollution, roads, Russia

On a gray June day, a group of thirty-odd Arctic scholars and artists participating in a traveling symposium called the

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Fewer Russians doing cross-border shopping in Northern Norway

8 June 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, business, cross-border shopping, economy, Kirkenes, Murmansk, Nikel, Norway, Russia, shopping, Zapolyarny

The number of people crossing the Norwegian-Russian border is shrinking. But some people, like Aleksandr, will continue to travel between

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Putin signs law easing cross-border cooperation with Norway and Finland

31 July 201731 July 2017 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, Finland, Nikel, Norway, Pechenga, Zapolyarny

Russian border municipalities, like Pechenga on the Kola Peninsula, can now conclude agreements with Norway and Finland. If Moscow agrees.

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Sharp drop in emissions near Norwegian border, says Russian mining company

26 July 201727 July 2017 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents, Kola Peninsula, mining, Nikel, Norway, pollution, Zapolyarn

New technology at the ore-briquetting plant in Zapolyarny could be good news for the fragile taiga forest. But does Nornickel

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Norwegian and Russian officials disagree on nickel plant emissions cuts

1 June 20171 June 2017 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Nikel, Norilsk Nickel, pollution, Russia, sulphur

Sulphur emissions will be slashed 30 percent by year 2019, the Russian side says. That is not enough, the Norwegians respond.

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Biggest air-polluter in Barents Region awarded for environmental responsibility

17 March 201717 March 2017 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments emissions, natural resources, Nikel, Norilsk, pollution

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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Migrants still try to make it from Russia to Norway

1 March 2017 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments borders, Mumansk Oblast, Nikel, Schengen zone

Two groups of people aimed for Scandinavia, but were stopped by the FSB. Two Iranian citizens were on 26th February