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Blog: China’s year in the Arctic

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Thursday marked the first day of the Year of the Sheep (or ram or goat, depending on how you translate it). Hundreds of millions of people in China, across Asia, and in diaspora co[...]
02 Mar 2015
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Introduce carbon tax on meat and flights say Swedish researchers

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The amount of carbon dioxide emissions within Swedish borders has decreased, but the total amount of emissions caused by Swedish consumers has increased because of things like meat[...]
02 Mar 2015
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Sanna Kärkkäinen says this February is one of the busiest on record for Rovaniemi businesses. (Uula Kuvaja / Yle)

Asian tourists flock to Rovaniemi in Finland’s Arctic

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This February the hotels of Rovaniemi, Lapland have been full to the brim with customers. Usually this many people stay in hotels in the northern city only during the Christmas sea[...]
02 Mar 2015
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Western sanctions have created major problems for Rosneft’s Arctic drilling plans. (Rosneft)

Risks too high with Rosneft, Norwegian drillmen say

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The North Atlantic Drilling Ltd believes there are “significant risks” related to its $4.1 billion Arctic contracts with Rosneft. The company, a subsidiary of Seadrill, in May 2014[...]
02 Mar 2015
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CANADA

Deline self-government agreement passes 1st reading

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Deline hopes to have N.W.T.’s first community self-government by April 2016 The community of Deline, N.W.T., took an important step Monday in becoming the first community sel[...]
27 Feb 2015
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Sahtu Secretariat files lawsuit against feds over N.W.T. superboard

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Alleges changes to Resource Management Act interfere with land claim agreement, treaty rights The Sahtu Secretariat has filed a lawsuit alleging changes to the Mackenzie Valley Res[...]
27 Feb 2015
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DENMARK/GREENLAND

The old town in Greenland's captial city of Nuuk. (Eilís Quinn/Eye on the Arctic)

Blog: Greenland – barrels of oil and bottles of water

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In the past week, there have been two interesting stories about Greenland in the news. The first is in The Economist,entitled, “Greenland and oil: Independence on ice.” The article[...]
29 Jan 2015
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FINLAND

Sanna Kärkkäinen says this February is one of the busiest on record for Rovaniemi businesses. (Uula Kuvaja / Yle)

Asian tourists flock to Rovaniemi in Finland’s Arctic

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This February the hotels of Rovaniemi, Lapland have been full to the brim with customers. Usually this many people stay in hotels in the northern city only during the Christmas sea[...]
02 Mar 2015
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SWEDEN

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Introduce carbon tax on meat and flights say Swedish researchers

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The amount of carbon dioxide emissions within Swedish borders has decreased, but the total amount of emissions caused by Swedish consumers has increased because of things like meat[...]
02 Mar 2015
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NORWAY

Stig Nerdal from Transportutvikling AS and Timo Lohl from the Arctic Corridor project want a railway connection between Rovaniemi and Kirkenes. (Atle Staalesen/Barents Observer)

Arctic train line in Nordics would open up polar potential

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A railway line from northern Finland to the Norwegian Arctic coast will open a new base for industrial development in the Nordic countries, a group of regional industrialists says.[...]
20 Feb 2015
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USA

Alaska investors nervous as oil price drop plays out

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With the state of Alaska facing a budget deficit of $3.5 billion this year due in large part to lower oil prices and declining North Slope oil production, local investors are cauti[...]
24 Feb 2015

$1 minimum wage increase to $8.75 takes effect Tuesday in Alaska

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Alaska’s minimum wage will rise Tuesday to $8.75, a $1-per-hour increase that will affect thousands of workers’ paychecks, according to the state’s Department of Labor and Wo[...]
24 Feb 2015

ICELAND

Two sheep walking down an empty road in Iceland's East Fjords. (iStock)

Blog: China’s year in the Arctic

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Thursday marked the first day of the Year of the Sheep (or ram or goat, depending on how you translate it). Hundreds of millions of people in China, across Asia, and in diaspora co[...]
02 Mar 2015
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RUSSIA

Western sanctions have created major problems for Rosneft’s Arctic drilling plans. (Rosneft)

Risks too high with Rosneft, Norwegian drillmen say

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The North Atlantic Drilling Ltd believes there are “significant risks” related to its $4.1 billion Arctic contracts with Rosneft. The company, a subsidiary of Seadrill, in May 2014[...]
02 Mar 2015
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