And fertiliser-maker Akron is preparing to develop apatite fields in the Khibini mountains, anarea used for reindeer grazing above the salmon-rich river system that runs south from Lake Imandra.
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Last week, a clutch of European countries launched plans to develop a vast network of offshore wind-farms over anarea of about 293, 438 square miles in the North Sea.
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