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The Russian contingent at Arctic Circle, Reykjavik, 2013. Center: Artur Chilingarov, Russian polar scientist and explorer. Right: Russian Ambassador at Large for Arctic Cooperation and Senior Arctic Official Anton Vasiliev. (Mia Bennett)
Blog Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Blog: Russia puts countries on edge in the Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 11:21
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The Arctic has been one of the bright spots in cooperation between Russia and the West for several years now

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13-year-old Ethel Ford of Rankin Inlet, a community in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, races in the individual 7.5 km dog mushing race. She finished just three minutes behind the gold medallist from Alaska. ‘I did alright,’ she told the CBC’s Alyssa Mosher, but Ford says she wishes she’d stopped for people passing her, so they could help pack down the trail and lead her faster to the finish line. (Michel Rheault / CBC.ca)
Blog Canada Society Special Features 

Blog: Where to go for in-depth Arctic Winter Games coverage

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 16:47 — Last Updated: Friday, July 18, 2014 at 17:55
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The Arctic Winter Games (AWG) is currently underway in Fairbanks, Alaska. The event began on March 15 and runs until

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The LNG carrier, "Arctic Voyager" is towed in the port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands on July 6, 2011. The tank ship is designed for transporting liquefied natural gas. (AFP)
Blog Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Blog: Ukraine’s impact on Arctic gas development: Part II

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 11:38
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about the potential impacts Ukraine could have on Arctic gas development. Last week, I

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The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia on Friday, March 7, 2014. (Pavel Golovkin/AP)
Blog Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Blog: Russia, icebreakers and Arctic identity

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, March 10, 2014 at 14:27
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On March 7 at the Opening Ceremonies for the Sochi Paralympic Games, a giant mock Russian icebreaker sailed across the

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Blog Business Business (Iceland) Iceland 

Ice-Blog: Eco-group questions Iceland oil

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, March 7, 2014 at 18:03 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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Back in January, China’s state-owned oil company CNOOC obtained an Arctic exploration licence for the remote Dreki area, 125 miles

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Ice-Blog: First World Wildlife Day and the Arctic

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, March 3, 2014 at 11:18 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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Maybe like me you were not aware that up to now there had been NO World Wildlife Day. Sometimes I

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Blog Environment Norway Special Features 

Ice-Blog: Birthday gift for Svalbard seed vault

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 10:58 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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On the Arctic island of Svalbard in the Spitsbergen archipelago, 1500 kilometers from the North Pole, special deliveries are arriving

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Ice-Blog: Why melting Arctic ice leaves us cold!

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, February 21, 2014 at 18:37 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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Since I attended a workshop on “Creating a Climate for Change” in Tromso in January, I have been thinking a

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Map of the four areas Rigzone identifies as important areas of Arctic oil and gas investment. Norway, Russian Arctic shelf, sub-Arctic Russia, and northeastern Canada.
Blog Business Russia Special Features 

Blog: Oil companies push ahead with plans in Russia and Canada while sidelined in the U.S.

Mia Bennett
Posted: Friday, February 21, 2014 at 13:53
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Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that more crude oil is being sent by sea and inland waterways

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Finland forward Leo Komarov skates into Sweden goaltender Henrik Lundqvist during the third period of the men's semifinal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (Matt Slocum/AP)
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Blog: Big hockey weekend for Eye on the Arctic community

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, February 21, 2014 at 02:48
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It will be a big Olympic hockey weekend for the Eye on the Arctic community! Finland’s @leijonat faces off against

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Ice-Blog: Climate change back on the agenda?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at 16:18 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:31
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Trawling the media for climate-related stories over the weekend, I began to see some signs that the message might be

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The cover of the new, relaunched Inuit Art Quarterly. (Courtesy Inuit Art Quarterly)
Blog Canada Culture Culture (Canada) Special Features 

Feature Interview: The return of Inuit Art Quarterly (Audio)

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2014 at 17:10 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 13:17
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Inuit Art Quarterly, long regarded as one of the most important sources of information on the art and artists of

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Blog Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

Ice-Blog: Arctic infrastructure cannot keep pace

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, February 10, 2014 at 15:06
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The Russian response to Greenpeace’s protest at the Arctic Prirazlomnoye oil rig made it clear to a lot of people

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A man walks to an Eurocopter's EC225 helicopter. ( Gerard Julien / AFP)
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Blog: Air Greenland nixes helicopter order

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, February 7, 2014 at 15:42
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Earlier this week, we looked at some stories about how the reality of drilling in the Arctic wasn’t necessarily living

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Blog Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) 

Ice-Blog: Greenland glacier at record speed

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 10:44
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I have been working on a story about whether the Arctic infrastructure would be able to cope with a shipping

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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

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

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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