Floating nuclear power stations for Arctic?
An Ontario company is proposing the idea of small floating nuclear stations to power mining sites and towns in the
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Author: Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Appeal to start on Arctic seismic testing
The proposal from a consortium of three international companies to conduct seismic exploration off Baffin Island was first put forth
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Elite Arctic yacht race planned
Not for the faint of heart, and definitely not for the light of wallet, an elite and extreme yacht race
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Plastic microbeads- a toxic substance in waterways-from the Great Lakes to the Arctic
They are very tiny beads usually made of polyethylene, which is a very common plastic used for example, to make
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Supply barge adrift in the Arctic for months
A Canadian company’s supply barge which has been floating loose around the Arctic since last October, is now just off
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New guidelines for polar shipping
As more and more ships travel through polar waters, new training guidelines for their masters, navigators, and crews have been
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Report warns more Arctic shipping will increase warming, affect health
A new report on air pollution from ships in the high Arctic warns of huge increases in air pollution from
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Warmth, lack of snow in Yukon threatens winter events
Once again, the weather patterns are playing havoc with the Yukon’s reputation for Arctic cold and snow. One of the
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Guides from Arctic Canada lead farm tractor to the South Pole
They live in Iqaluit, in Canada’s High Arctic, but recently found themselves guiding an attempt to drive an ordinary farm
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Polar Sea : major new Arctic adventure, science, social documentary series
A new documentary film series is part crazy sailing adventure and part environmental film showing the rapid and drastic changes
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Should Canada have a plan for climate refugees?
A new report looking at how climate change around the world will affect human migration, suggests governments need plans to
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Canadian senator proposes nation-wide “seal products day”
A Canadian Senator wants to promote Inuit, and other community seal hunting here in Canada, in light of the ongoing
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Is social media contributing to wildlife decline in Canada’s Arctic?
New warnings are being made about using social media to sell wildlife meat and fish online. On a Nunavut Territory
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Struggle to control dangerous stray dogs across northern Canada
It’s been a problem for many years in small communities all across far northern Canada. Stray pets and semi-wild dogs
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Climate change adversely affecting Arctic wildlife
There is increasing evidence that climate change, which is warming the polar region, is having a negative affect upon a
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