Blog – In debate over Alaska drilling, two Indigenous representatives clash
Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a five-hour hearing on drilling in the Arctic
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Blog – Arctic nickel, not oil, could soon power the world’s cars
The Arctic is often imagined as a new energy frontier because of its ample oil reserves. But what if its
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Blog – Companies ill-prepared to respect indigenous rights in Arctic, study finds
With the temperature at the top of the world rising and demand for natural resources accelerating, the extractive industry is
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Blog – Chasing electric blue icebergs in Greenland
Last week, China’s sole icebreaker, Xue Long (Snow Dragon), completed its first voyage through the Northwest Passage. The Ukrainian-built vessel
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Blog – Trudeau’s Yukon plan: funding another road to nowhere
The past few years have been good for the Canadian road-building industry in the Arctic. In 2011, former Prime Minister
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Ice-Blog: Greenland on the horizon
When I first visited Greenland back in 2009, it was not a place that made the news very often. This
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Blog – Canada’s defence review & the Arctic : A bipartisan consensus?
Canada’s long-awaited defence review came out earlier this summer, giving Arctic experts the chance to analyse the Trudeau government’s position on Arctic issues.
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Blog: In the Arctic Ocean, an Alaska Native corporation seeks to fill void left by Shell
When Shell aborted its $7 billion Arctic drilling efforts in the Beaufort Sea in September 2015, environmentalists breathed a sigh
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Blog: Explosions in the Arctic: mining gravel in Alaska
On the Fourth of July in the United States of America, fireworks and explosions galore. That means the time is ripe
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Blog: China’s Belt and Road initiative moves into Arctic
When China convened its Belt and Road Forum in Beijing last month, most of the attention focused on the initiative’s
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Blog: China, Japan and South Korea hold dialogue on the Arctic
A little over four years ago, as several Asian countries were vying for observer status in the Arctic Council, there
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Ice-Blog: Why Africa has to worry about melting Greenland ice
Working for an international broadcaster which has Africa as one of its key target groups, I often find it difficult
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Ice-Blog: Trump’s alternative reality? No warming, cool oceans, intact coral
“Irene, have you heard the news? Looks like Trump has pulled out of the Paris Agreement.” While the US President
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Blog: Drilling in Arctic Refuge to close deficit? Let’s be real.
The White House’s budget will be delivered to Congress today. Called “A New Foundation for American Greatness,” the 62-page document
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Blog: Arctic Council continues to defy pessimism
On May 11th, the Arctic states and Indigenous Permanent Participants met in Fairbanks for the tenth Arctic Council Ministerial. Ministerial
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