Cairn hits Greenland gas jackpot
Cairn Energy has confirmed that it has found gas off the western coast of Greenland. The Edinburgh-based oil and gas exploration company made the disc...
Greenpeace ship stopped off Greenland coast
Greenpeace has announced that it has been blocked by a Danish warship in its efforts to sail a protest boat to an oil drilling platform off the coast ...
Greenland’s bedrock to aid climate change predictions
Scientists say ice core samples from Greenland could help predict the impact of global warming, as they reach the country’s bedrock after five years o...
Greenland’s new oil contracts condemned by green groups
Environmental groups have branded Greenland’s government “completely irresponsible” for giving the go-ahead for the drilling of two new oil wells west...
Inuit summit needed to discuss Arctic drilling
A summit of Inuit leaders focussing on resource development in the Arctic is urgently needed, according to the conclusions of the 11th Inuit Circumpol...
Test drilling given the go-ahead in Greenland
Cairn Energy is to begin drilling in Baffin Bay after being given the green light for tests from Greenland’s government. According to KNR, company shi...
Irritable bowel syndrome relieved by choir singing
Nordic countries have long had a fondness for singing, but new research suggests that it should not just be confined to drunken social gatherings.
Greenland thaw causing greenhouse gases
A new study has revealed that nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas 298-times more powerful than carbon dioxide, is being released by thawing permafrost in ...