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The tugs Aiviq and Nanuq tow the mobile drilling unit Kulluk 80 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska on Dec. 29, 2012. (Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis / United States Coast Guard / AP)

Obama, oil drilling and injustice in Canada’s North: Arctic Week in Review

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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this week. From Obama to ANWR to Arctic drilling, news from Alaska dominated many hea[...]
30 Jan 2015
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Map of Alaska. (iStock)

Conoco dials back investment in Arctic Alaska

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While Shell  announced yesterday it’s investing in its Arctic prospects, ConocoPhillips Alaska says it’s dialing back a bit. Conoco issued a statement saying it is “slowing the pac[...]
30 Jan 2015
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Svalbard coal mining might ultimately be replaced by other industries. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)

Norway announces white paper on Svalbard’s future

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As the Svalbard coal company dismisses staff and pleads for crisis money, the Norwegian government announces that it will make a new whitepaper on the Arctic archipelago. The futur[...]
30 Jan 2015
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Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott issues the oath of office to members of the Alaska House of Representatives on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 during the opening of the 29th Alaska Legislature. (James Brooks/Juneau Empire/AP Photo)

Alaska administration wants better relationship with tribal governments

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JUNEAU — The Walker administration intends to open a new era of relations between tribal and other governments that will have them working together to improve Alaskans’ lives[...]
30 Jan 2015
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CANADA

The tugs Aiviq and Nanuq tow the mobile drilling unit Kulluk 80 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska on Dec. 29, 2012. (Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis / United States Coast Guard / AP)

Obama, oil drilling and injustice in Canada’s North: Arctic Week in Review

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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this week. From Obama to ANWR to Arctic drilling, news from Alaska dominated many hea[...]
30 Jan 2015
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Old chart identified as artifact from ill-fated Arctic voyage of the Karluk

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A stained and torn navigational chart donated two years ago to a museum in Maine turns out to be a document used on an infamous and ill-fated Arctic exploration voyage a century ag[...]
26 Jan 2015
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Russia, Finland, oil – Arctic week in Review

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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this week. Finland-Russia relations and the effect of dropping oil prices dominated t[...]
16 Jan 2015
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FINLAND

The Talvivaara Mining Company has been granted an extension to file an updated restructuring plan with the Espoo district court. (Yle)

Finland: Talvivaara gets extra time for restructuring plan

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The beleaguered Finnish mining company Talvivaara has caught a break in the form of extra time to re-submit a restructuring proposal to write off the company’s debts and find new i[...]
30 Jan 2015
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SWEDEN

Åsa Romson, Sweden's environment minister, pictured above in September 2014. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty)

Sweden’s environment minister wants nuclear reactors closed; company says no plans to do so

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The Green Party environment minister wants Sweden to close two nuclear power plant reactors over the next four years, the company that runs nuclear power in Sweden has no plans to [...]
30 Jan 2015
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NORWAY

Svalbard coal mining might ultimately be replaced by other industries. (Thomas Nilsen/Barents Observer)

Norway announces white paper on Svalbard’s future

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As the Svalbard coal company dismisses staff and pleads for crisis money, the Norwegian government announces that it will make a new whitepaper on the Arctic archipelago. The futur[...]
30 Jan 2015
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USA

Map of Alaska. (iStock)

Conoco dials back investment in Arctic Alaska

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While Shell  announced yesterday it’s investing in its Arctic prospects, ConocoPhillips Alaska says it’s dialing back a bit. Conoco issued a statement saying it is “slowing the pac[...]
30 Jan 2015
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Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott issues the oath of office to members of the Alaska House of Representatives on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 during the opening of the 29th Alaska Legislature. (James Brooks/Juneau Empire/AP Photo)

Alaska administration wants better relationship with tribal governments

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JUNEAU — The Walker administration intends to open a new era of relations between tribal and other governments that will have them working together to improve Alaskans’ lives[...]
30 Jan 2015
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ICELAND

St. Petersburg is Russia's second largest city with more than five million inhabitants. (Trude Pettersen/Barents Observer)

Nordic information office suspends activities in Russia

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The Nordic Council of Ministers’ office in St.Petersburg has suspended or postponed many of its planned activities in Russia after being included on the list of NGOs considered as [...]
29 Jan 2015
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RUSSIA

The West Alpha rig. (Rosneft)

Rosneft won’t resume drilling in Kara Sea in 2015

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Russian oil company Rosneft will probably not be able to resume drilling in the Kara Sea this year after ExxonMobil withdrew from the cooperation. In September 2014 Rosneft informe[...]
30 Jan 2015
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