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ENVIRONMENT: Arctic Circle: rush for oil and gas reserves: Russian coal mining in the region

Russia's most famous explorer, Artur Chilingarov, led the expedition to stake Moscow's claim to the High Arctic territory, planting a special titanium flag on the Arctic sea bed and he believes that 'Russia has a priority here.' Chilingarov, in his first interview since the mission, has said that Russia will abide by international law, but its scientists have a duty to explore the area. Russia does still maintain a physical presence in the region and in Barentsburg, Russian and Ukranian workers continue to mine coal even though Norway believes their continued presence owes more to its strategic positioning than its economy. Second in a series of reports from the Norwegian Svalbard islands, on the rush for oil and gas reserves in the Arctic Circle as a direct response the the effects of global warming.

ITN Source | August 31, 2007Watch more videos from ITN Source

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