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Dockwise Vanguard arrives in Hammerfest with Goliat FPSO on board on April 17, 2015. (Eni Norge)

Blog: Goliat arrives in Hammerfest, poised to open new frontier in Arctic offshore oil

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, April 20, 2015 at 20:41 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 20:00
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April 17 was a historic day for humanity on the earth’s final and last frontiers. As the International Space Station berthed SpaceX’s Dragon this

The all-weather road will stretch 140 kilometres from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. (CBC)

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Blog: The geometries of Arctic all-weather road construction

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 15:39 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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2015 marks the third season of construction along the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk all-weather road. That means it’s possible to watch construction of

Traffic outside of Stockholm, Sweden. Electric car sales are weak in the country, especially compared to places like neighbouring Norway. (Sven Nackstand / AFP)

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Sweden: Petrol-tax hike may have marginal impact on climate change

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Posted: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 13:04 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 17:31
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The Swedish government’s decision to raise petrol taxes in 2016 could be a toothless measure for reaching the country’s climate

The TTM-1901 (Berkut) will be delivered to the Russian Armed Forces. (Photo: transport-ttm.com)

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Russia’s new Army snowmobile

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 17:41 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 14:29
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The country is pumping billions and trillion into its armed forces. But not all new equipment looks like a lethal

A dive crew watches the recovery of a vehicle from the icy water near the Pike's Landing Chena River Ice Bridge entrance in Fairbanks, Alaska on Dec. 19, 2014. (Eric Engman /The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner/AP)

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High temperatures sink vehicles traveling ice roads in Western Alaska

Lisa Demer, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 19:09
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BETHEL — Two pickup trucks used by construction crews working on a water and sewer project in the village of Kwethluk on

The crew of the oil spill recovery vessel Letto geared up for the exercise on Tuesday. (Kyösti Vaara/Yle)

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Oil spill exercise in Finland attended by international experts

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 14:23
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Experts from as far afield as China and Canada will observe Wednesday’s oil recovery exercise on the Gulf of Bothnia.

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Supply barge adrift in the Arctic for months

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, March 13, 2015 at 15:26 — Last Updated: Monday, March 16, 2015 at 18:31
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A Canadian company’s supply barge which has been floating loose around the Arctic since last October, is now just off

The company Kuzbassrazrezugol (KRU) does no longer want to build a coal terminal in Murmansk. (Atle Staalesen/Barents Observer)

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Murmansk, Russia: Transport hub trouble, again

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 15:28 — Last Updated: Friday, March 13, 2015 at 20:37
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The development of the Murmansk Transport Hub might be in jeopardy as costs swell and a key private investor seeks

Fatbike tires have a maximum width of 4.8 inches, or 12 centimetres. (Arvo Vuorela / Yle)

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Finns go wild for the fatbike – perfect for biking in the snow

Yle News
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2015 at 14:09 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 14:05
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Fatbike hysteria this winter caught Finland’s bicycle industry unprepared. Demand for bikes with over-sized tires exceeded supply, but retailers promise

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Finland: Gravel used on slippery streets leaves contaminents in spring

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 14:57 — Last Updated: Friday, March 6, 2015 at 20:34
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Harmful contaminants accumulate in the gravel used for sanding the icy roads in Finland, particularly when it is used on

Stig Nerdal from Transportutvikling AS and Timo Lohl from the Arctic Corridor project want a railway connection between Rovaniemi and Kirkenes. (Atle Staalesen/Barents Observer)

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Arctic train line in Nordics would open up polar potential

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 20, 2015 at 13:49 — Last Updated: Friday, February 20, 2015 at 13:51
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A railway line from northern Finland to the Norwegian Arctic coast will open a new base for industrial development in

CEO of Norwegian Airshuttle, Bjørn Kjos, says the issue will be solved within 24 hours if Norway refuses Russian airliners, like Transaero, to overfly Norway's airspace. This photo from Moscow Domodedovo airport. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)

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Norwegian flies into aviation dispute with Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 13, 2015 at 16:52 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 13:15
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CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, Bjørn Kjos, says Russian airliners should be denied to overfly Norwegian territory. His Dreamliner is

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Environment, oil and Russia’s military: Arctic week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, February 6, 2015 at 23:15 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:58
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

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Report warns more Arctic shipping will increase warming, affect health

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, February 6, 2015 at 21:59 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:58
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A new report on air pollution from ships in the high Arctic warns of huge increases in air pollution from

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Finland: Fisker Karma story ends in Uusikaupunki

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at 21:23 — Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2014 at 21:22
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Valmet Automotive is dismantling Fisker Karma production lines at its auto manufacturing plant in Uusikaupunki. Contracted production of Fisker Karma