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Crisis-ridden Norwegian cruise and adventure company sells properties in Svalbard

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 10:02
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Hurtigruten has over many years significantly strengthened its presence in the far northern archipelago and today owns several hotels, office

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Climate change hits back at Svalbard, coal mine flooded by melting glacier in Norway

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 12:18
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Large water penetration in Gruve 7 (Mine 7) was discovered on Sunday July 26 during a routine inspection, the Store Norske

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Arctic coal company needs support says Norway

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 8, 2016 at 15:22 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 16:46
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Norway’s Government is asking Parliament to support Svalbard coal company Store Norske with loans and aid. Minister of Trade and

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Longyearbyen is the largest settlement on Svalbard. (iStock)
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Fears that 250 people will move from Svalbard, Norway

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 16:37 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 27, 2014 at 22:02
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The mayor of Longyearbyen, the largest settlement on the Svalbard archipelago in Norway’s Arctic, fears that more than ten percent of the population

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Coal mining on Norway's Arctic Svalbard archipelago is no good business. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)
Business Business (Norway) General Norway 

Svalbard coal mine cuts 100 jobs to reduce costs

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 16:30 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 13:30
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Business is bad for the world’s northernmost mining company. Low coal prices and high costs forces Store Norske to cut

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

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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