Weekly Cover | Oslo’s decision to keep Svalbard’s coal mines running has more to do with hanging on to territory than digging it up

… is news of the polar North
Weekly Cover | Oslo’s decision to keep Svalbard’s coal mines running has more to do with hanging on to territory than digging it up
Weekly Cover | Ottawa is addressing a lack of marine infrastructure in Nunavut. But some say the funding would be better spent elsewhere
Weekly Cover | Norwegian authorities are recommending that Kirkenes be the site of a new major Arctic port. Making the most of its location, however,
Weekly Cover | In Greenland, seals are eatable and wearable. That is not be enough to make them sellable
Weekly Cover | When foreign activists protest Faroese whale hunts this summer the Faroese will respond by banding together and embracing the tradition even more
Weekly Cover | In Alaska, a movement is afoot to drop daylight savings time. Rebellious Iceland never adopted it. But most Northern territories prefer to