In Longyearbyen, local issues outweigh geopolitical concerns
On the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, community issues take priority over scrambles for the Arctic.
Norwegian parliament reaches agreement on deep-sea mining in the Arctic
Climate change used to be the reason to stop Arctic extraction. Now, as deep sea mining in Norway advances, it…
Greenpeace protestors greet arrival of first barrels of Arctic oil in Rotterdam
While the media focuses its attention on the vulnerabilities of pipelines that transport natural gas from Russia to Europe, Gazprom has been busy…