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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)
Business Business (Norway) General Norway Special Features 

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

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Kara Sea with Beloye Ostrov north of the Yamal Peninsula. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)
Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Alarm over Kara Sea permafrost thawing

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 9, 2015 at 20:17 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 22:27
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Remember the big sinkhole on Yamal Peninsula discovered last summer? Scientists have now discovered leaking methane gas from the shelf

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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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