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“World’s most unnecessary coal mine”
The Norwegian government has given the go-ahead to a new coal mine in Svalbard, a high-arctic archipelago off the northern coast of Norway, despite clear objections from WWF and an acknowledgement ...
Incredible islands where locals are plunged into complete darkness 123 days of the year
A set of Arctic islands, where more polar bears than people live, is plunged into up to 123 days of darkness every year, creating an incredible opportunity to see one of nature's most amazing phenomen ...
Russia and China Defy the West Deep in the Arctic
In past decades it was coal mining, not geopolitics, that drew people to Svalbard. Russia closed the loss-making Pyramiden ...
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Islands deep inside the Arctic circle are changing how they solve a unique challenge: 'It's about using a hybrid system'
One Svalbard store is already using solar to ... That storage will be vital when new sources come online. A local coal mining company, Store Norske, has deployed large-scale solar as a test ...