"Not In My Neighborhood" Now In English "We want mobile phones, but not mines. We want electricity, but not to live next to windmills. We want the end product, but it should not be produced where we live," says author and advisor Elisabeth Gammelsæter. The book she wrote about the nimby phenomenon,Not in My Neighborhood,has now been translated into English.
Sweden Gives Green Light to Several Railway Projects in the North The Swedish government is giving the green light to start constructing an important railway line in Northern Sweden. In addition, several projects to improve the capacity of the Iron Ore Line are underway. At the same time, the Norwegian Labor Party is proposing the construction of the Northern Norway line.
Canadian Snow Crab Industry may be Hit Hard by Trump's Proposed Tariffs Trump's plans to impose tariffs on foreign goods could have a significant impact on seafood exports to the US market. While the Canadian snow crab industry would be hit hard by a punishing tariff of 25 percent, it could strengthen the competitiveness of the Norwegian industry.
Canadian Snow Crab Industry may be Hit Hard by Trump's Proposed Tariffs Trump's plans to impose tariffs on foreign goods could have a significant impact on seafood exports to the US market. While the Canadian snow crab industry would be hit hard by a punishing tariff of 25 percent, it could strengthen the competitiveness of the Norwegian industry.
"An Important Agreement to Develop Industrial Jobs in Bodø, Northern Norway" Bodø (High North News): The Northern Norway-based company Rapp Bomek develops and produces security products, fire doors, gates, and hatches made to endure explosions and other powerful strains. The company is now entering into a framework agreement with Equinor, providing a more solid foundation for further development.
Dark Oxygen: A Dark Horse For the Seabed Mining Industry? Can a black lump found 4,000 meters below the surface of the Pacific Ocean throw a spanner in the works of seabed mining? Some activists hope so and call for a stop to plans to extract minerals from the deep seabeds of the Arctic.
Freyr Battery Awarded NOK 8,8 Million Just before Christmas, Freyr Battery was granted NOK 8.8 million from the Research Council of Norway. The money will go towards streamlining the production line at the test factory in Mo i Rana, Northern Norway.
While Freyr Executives Are Milking the Company, the Shareholders Are Bleeding Commentary: What have the shareholders in Freyr Battery not understood since the share price is sinking like a stone, while the chairman, CEO, local newspaper editor, and a knowledge park believe everything to be well and good?
Norwegian Government Approves Electrification of Melkøya LNG Plant in Northern Norway The Norwegian government favors electrifying Equinor's LNG plant on Melkøya outside Hammerfest. At the same time, a plan for significant expansion of power generation and grids in Norway's northernmost region is being launched.
Not in My Back Yard: What Society Needs, but No-One Wants to Live Next To “We want mobile phones, but no mines. We want electricity, but not to live next to windmills. We want the end product, but it should not be produced where we live”, says Elisabeth Gammelsæter. Now, she has written a book about the NIMBY phenomenon; Not in My Back Yard.
Without Political Governance, We End Up with Cannibalism Unmodified (Commentary) At the risk of putting a fly in the champagne ointment: Without political governance, the major-scale industrial initiative in Northern Norway may end up with cannibalism unmodified. The current Arctic policy resembles more of an incantation than a political tool when facing the new industry.
Editorial: Shall Drug Money Bring Northern Norway Into the Future? Data centers appear to be the current frenzy in Northern Norway, where local businesses and politicians are courted by entrepreneurs who often turn out to be crypto currency miners. Is this how we want to use our pure, renewable North Norwegian energy surplus, asks our Editor-in-Chief Arne O. Holm.
