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Author: Mia Bennett

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U.S. Northern Command seeks semi-autonomous Arctic ATV

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, June 4, 2012 at 13:49
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In April, the U.S. Army’s Northern Command released a request for information (RFI) for a semi-autonomous all terrain vehicle dubbed

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Shell posed to begin drilling this summer in Beaufort and Chukchi seas

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 14:10
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Third Time’s a Charm for Shell On May 25, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Bureau of Ocean

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No longer world’s biggest oil producer, Russia focuses on offshore development

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 14:29
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According to data from the Joint Organization Data Initiative, Saudi Arabia has surpassed Russia as the world’s largest oil producer,

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US senate to consider Law of the Sea ratification

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 20:34
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The Cable reports that President Barack Obama and Senator John Kerry (Democrat-Massachusetts) are behind a renewed effort to have the

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Canada’s Arctic/offshore patrol ships delayed three more years

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, May 14, 2012 at 15:34
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The Royal Canadian Navy’s plans to acquire six to eight ice-capable Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) are facing yet another obstacle.

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Report examines risks for companies operating in the Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, May 7, 2012 at 16:03
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Lloyd’s of London, the British insurance company, and Chatham House, a London-based think tank, have released a report together entitled,

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Military exercises reveal gap between Canada, U.S. Arctic capabilities

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, April 30, 2012 at 15:29
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The Canadian Forces have just commenced one of their annual sovereignty exercises in the Arctic, called Operation Nunalivut. One-hundred fifty

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International Polar Year 2012 conference underway in Montreal

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 21:43
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I’ve just returned from the first day of proceedings at the International Polar Year 2012 conference in Montreal. Entitled “From

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China wins Swedish support for Arctic Council permanent observer status

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 13:47
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On Monday, a deputy Chinese foreign minister, Song Tao, announced that Sweden, the current chair of the Arctic Council, supported

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Arctic chiefs of defense agree to closer search and rescue cooperation

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, April 16, 2012 at 20:57
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On Thursday and Friday, the chiefs of defense from all eight Arctic states met at a Canadian military base in

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Senator Mark Begich holds roundtable on Alaskan deepwater port

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 14:51
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Alaska Senator Mark Begich (Dem.) hosted a roundtable yesterday at the University of Alaska Anchorage to consider building a deepwater

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Canadian dollar now “not on the table” for Iceland

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 20:12
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In early March, a few outspoken voices in Iceland, a country not known for its stable economy in recent years,

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Plans for Canada’s Nanisivik Naval Facility downsized

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, April 2, 2012 at 19:41
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In August 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced plans to build a deep water port at Nanisivik, where remnants of

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Flying over the Arctic in a 777

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 05:00
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I’ve never been north of the Arctic Circle – until now, in a commercial airplane. From my window seat on

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DARPA to invest in new technologies through Assured Arctic Awareness program

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 16:01
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a research agency housed within of the U.S. Department of Defense, is looking

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

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In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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