Tag: Svalbard

Svalbard waits for ‘Putin effect’

Residents of Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard are literally banking on the Norwegian government extending financial aid for their troubled coal mining operations, despite the environmental paradox that...

Svalbard eclipse prompts warnings

Authorities on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard are bracing for an onslaught of tourists in connection with the solar eclipse on March 20. That's...

Oil fund’s coal investments ‘OK’

An expert commission thinks its perfectly fine for Norway's huge oil fund to keep investing in coal and other fossil fuels. Environmentalists objected immediately,...

Battle begins over coal on Svalbard

As debate flies over how Norway can cut its own carbon emissions, the top political leader on Svalbard is mounting a battle to keep the...

‘Sad day for Svalbard’ as mine lays off workers

Around 100 workers at the Store Norske mine on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard are being laid off, as a result of low coal...

Wildlife suffers as Svalbard melts

Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has experienced the sharpest rise in average temperatures in all of Europe, according to a new climate study set to...

Paper clips secured polar bear wire

An independent report into a British schoolboy's death on Svalbard in 2011, when he was mauled to death by a polar bear, found critical...

UN: Close coal mines on Svalbard

The United Nations' Executive Secretary on climate change, Christiana Figueres, said Norway should close down its coal mines on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard....

Piece of Svalbard put up for sale

A large piece of private property on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has been put up for sale on the international market. The unusual...

Svalbard cruise passenger killed

An American cruiseship passenger in her 60s was killed and three others  injured when a rubber inflatable boat that was carrying them closer to...
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