Eye on the Arctic news roundup

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 15:43
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A round-up of stories that made headlines across the North this week.

Canada

Canada takes a tough stand on shipping pollution in the Arctic.

Finland

The government announces plans to protect consumers buying renewable energy.

Norway

A peitition is being circulated asking the Prime Minister of Norway to stop a Norwegian company from drilling cooperation in the Russian Arctic with Russian company Rosneft.

Russia

Russian and U.S. scientists will head to the Arctic this summer to research climate change.

Sweden

The controversy continues over what to do with a wolf threatening reindeer in North Sweden.

United States

An Alaska Supreme Court ruling on managing natural resources has both advocates, and those opposed to oil and gas development in the state, claiming victory.

Write to Eilís Quinn at eilis.quinn(at)cbc.ca

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic

Eilís Quinn is an award-winning journalist and manages Radio Canada International’s Eye on the Arctic news cooperation project. Eilís has reported from the Arctic regions of all eight circumpolar countries and has produced numerous documentary and multimedia series about climate change and the issues facing Indigenous peoples in the North.

Her investigative report "Death in the Arctic: A community grieves, a father fights for change," about the murder of Robert Adams, a 19-year-old Inuk man from Arctic Quebec, received the silver medal for “Best Investigative Article or Series” at the 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards. The project also received an honourable mention for excellence in reporting on trauma at the 2019 Dart Awards in New York City.

Her report “The Arctic Railway: Building a future or destroying a culture?” on the impact a multi-billion euro infrastructure project would have on Indigenous communities in Arctic Europe was a finalist at the 2019 Canadian Association of Journalists award in the online investigative category.

Her multimedia project on the health challenges in the Canadian Arctic, "Bridging the Divide," was a finalist at the 2012 Webby Awards.

Her work on climate change in the Arctic has also been featured on the TV science program Découverte, as well as Le Téléjournal, the French-Language CBC’s flagship news cast.

Eilís has worked for media organizations in Canada and the United States and as a TV host for the Discovery/BBC Worldwide series "Best in China."

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Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic

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