"Not Enough" Minerals in Greenland to Fund Independence: Report. Greenland's financial future cannot be based solely on mining, an expert report to be released Friday concludes. "Exploiting mineral resources could be an important aspect of building a nation with a self-sufficient economy in the geographical Greenland. However, this will not necessarily lead to greater independence for the Greenlandic population, as it is defined today," the report, published by the universities of Greenland and Copenhagen, states. Arctic Journal

Ammonia, Metals Leaching into Nunavut's Frobisher Bay. Every day about 26 metric tons of garbage are trucked into the landfill in the city of Iqaluit, Nunavut. The landfill is already well over capacity. Just down the road, the sewage treatment plant releases effluent into Koojesse Inlet. Federal officials say that waste poses a danger to people and the environment. Alaska Dispatch

Russian Arctic Waiting Investments. Last autumn the Russian Government approved a large-scale program of social and economic development of the Russian Arctic Zone. It is based on the Arctic Strategy of the Russian Federation signed by the President in February last year and 2014 should become the first year of this plan's execution. The text of this program is not officially published but it is known that it contains 60 important measures. The specially established working group, incidentally also consisting of 60 experts, will once a year make a special report summing up the results of realization of the Arctic Strategy and present it to the President of Russia. The first report was promised to be prepared this week. Barents Observer

In Nunavut's Remote Corners, Nurses Form the Backbone of Health Care. Occasionally, she'll be called upon to treat unlucky soldiers or polar explorers and, in rare circumstances, sew up an injured sled dog in Canada's second-most-northerly community - about 600 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. Ms. Rose is a nurse, not a physician, but like many in her profession across Nunavut, the northernmost of Canada's three territories, she is frequently called upon to provide health care that can't wait until patients see a doctor. Physicians are based in only a few of Nunavut's 25 communities, so in most towns and hamlets, the largely Inuit population turn first to nurses for medical attention. This includes basic blood work and delivering babies that come early, before mothers can make it to the capital, Iqaluit. The Globe and Mail

Northern Arctic Could Have Long Wait for Reliable Broadband. The northernmost regions of the Arctic could be at least a half decade from getting reliable broadband coverage, according an operator that has studied the prospects closely. The Norwegian telecommunications operator has been working with the Norwegian Space Center on the feasibility of spending as much as $500 million to launch two satellites capable of blanketing the top portion of the Arctic Circle with high-speed Internet. Telenor says that while "data communication in the northern parts of the Arctic is virtually nonexistent" and demand for the service will grow, the levels are still "well below" being commercially viable. The Wall Street Journal