Alaska exit plan for TransCanada?
As the legislature closes out the first week of its special session on the Alaska LNG gas line project, there’s
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Politics (USA)
Arctic Council talks climate, COP21, suicide in North
An Arctic Council meeting wound up in Alaska on Friday with a focus on issues like climate adaptation, the marine environment and the suicide
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Confronting suicide in Alaska
A discussion after a suicide can help support vulnerable people who are at risk, or it can help push them
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US pushes ambitious Arctic Council goals
Just six months into the United States’ chairmanship of the Arctic Council, events have “already moved the ball forward enormously”
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Blog: Chinese naval ships near Aleutians
A few days ago, the U.S. Navy reported that it had detected five Chinese naval ships near the Aleutian Islands.
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What Obama’s Arctic visit might mean for Paris
All eyes were on the U.S. state of Alaska last week, where a major Arctic conference was underway. The international event
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U.S. icebreaker reaches North Pole
At 7:47 a.m. Saturday, after 28 days at sea, a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker reached the North Pole, making it the
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Obama leaves Arctic, what comes next?
The motorcades are gone and Denali gets to stay, but what else? What really comes of Alaska’s big presidential visit?
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Obama brings funding promises to Arctic
The White House on Wednesday announced new efforts and funding to encourage energy efficiency in remote villages and the appointment
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Arctic Alaska town prepares for Obama visit
KOTZEBUE — You know someone big is coming to your town when people start clearing out the clutter that has long
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Arctic conference spotlights indigenous issues
Indigenous residents from some of the smallest communities and most remote parts of Alaska had a message for international leaders who
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Obama urges action on climate change
In the first address of his historic three-day visit to Alaska, President Barack Obama urged participants in a State Department
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Alaska trip shows Obama’s commitment to Arctic: Kerry
Federal officials have made a lot of unfulfilled promises in the past about paying attention to the issues and needs
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No ‘national imperative’ for icebreakers: U.S. official
Efforts to procure another polar icebreaker for the U.S. Coast Guard have foundered because there isn’t a national imperative to
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Obama visit brings new attention to Arctic
Climate scientists said Tuesday they hope President Obama’s visit to Alaska and next week’s State Department-organized Anchorage conference on climate
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