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United States Secretary of State John Kerry leaves a news conference at the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting Friday, April 24, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Ministers from the eight Arctic nations and the leaders of northern indigenous groups form the Council. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

Blog: Arctic Council Ministerial – Winners and Losers

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Monday, April 27, 2015 at 13:43 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:04
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Canada’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council concluded on Friday in Iqaluit. With the dust now settled, it’s time to review

Flags from participating nations are seen in the Nunavut Legislative Assembly in preparation for the Artic Council Ministerial Meeting Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Ministers from the eight Arctic nations and the leaders of northern indigenous groups will met Friday in Iqaluit. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

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Mining, environment and polar politics – Arctic week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2015 at 22:39 — Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015 at 20:29
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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

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Blog: Arctic Council – Where to watch & who to follow

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2015 at 18:21 — Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015 at 20:29
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Canada turns over the two-year rotating chairmanship of the Arctic Council to the United States today. Dignitaries from the world’s

Dockwise Vanguard arrives in Hammerfest with Goliat FPSO on board on April 17, 2015. (Eni Norge)

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Blog: Goliat arrives in Hammerfest, poised to open new frontier in Arctic offshore oil

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, April 20, 2015 at 20:41 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 20:00
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April 17 was a historic day for humanity on the earth’s final and last frontiers. As the International Space Station berthed SpaceX’s Dragon this

Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada's eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut. (The Canadian Press)

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Blog: The Canadian Arctic Council Ministerial – What to expect

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 15:36 — Last Updated: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 12:46
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As current Chair of the Arctic Council, Canada will host the biannual Ministerial meeting in Iqaluit, April 24-25, before handing

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Ice-blog: Ice paradoxes from pole to pole

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, April 13, 2015 at 19:37 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:30
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Returning after a longish break with little access to news and data, there are several ice and snow stories jumping

The all-weather road will stretch 140 kilometres from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. (CBC)

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Blog: The geometries of Arctic all-weather road construction

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 15:39 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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2015 marks the third season of construction along the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk all-weather road. That means it’s possible to watch construction of

In six years, Norway’s hydropower will begin electrifying homes in Britain. (Mia Bennett, 2008)

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Blog: Norway’s hydropower will light up UK homes

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 19:17 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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Last week, the United Kingdom and Norway signed an agreement to build what will be the world’s longest interconnector from

A brief stop along the Nordland Railway. (Mia Bennett)

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Blog: A railroad of dreams and nightmares across Arctic Norway

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 15:50 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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After the High North Dialogue wrapped up in Bodø, Norway on March 19, most participants returned home via airplane. Air travel is

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Blog: Senate energy committee hearing exposes irony of Arctic opportunities

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2015 at 19:52 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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Last week, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on Arctic opportunities to assess how the country

Greenland: There be iron. (Mia Bennett, 2014)

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Blog: China – Mining & housing in the Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 19:09 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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Last week, I reviewed China’s past year in the Arctic. In its first full year as an Arctic Council observer, a

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

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Blog: China’s year in the Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, March 2, 2015 at 20:47 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33
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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).

An undated landscape in Alaska's Arctic. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Getty Images)

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Blog: The Arctic – An Uncommon Heritage of Humankind

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 21:30 — Last Updated: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 12:49
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Retired U.S. Admiral James Stavridis wrote a piece in Foreign Policy this week calling for the negotiation of an Arctic

Moose health in a changing climate is one of many stories that made Arctic headlines this week. (iStock)

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Alaska policy, oil exports and moose threats – Arctic week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, February 20, 2015 at 18:50
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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

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Ice-blog: Norway’s polar satellite centre

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, February 13, 2015 at 19:47 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:30
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Polar orbit satellites monitor what’s happening at the ends of the planet – and, of course, the regions in between.