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Exemptions to possible Arctic HFO ban denounced by Indigenous orgs, environmental groups

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, February 21, 2020 at 15:51
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The International Maritime Organization’s sub-committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) meeting wound up in London on Friday, with agreement

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Golden eagles’ reindeer attacks cost Finland 800,000 euros in damages

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Posted: Friday, February 21, 2020 at 09:31
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Finland paid approximately 1.4 million euros in compensation for damage caused by protected animals in 2018, of which barnacle geese

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Iceland, Estonia talk Arctic at Tallinn meeting

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 15:53 — Last Updated: Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 15:55
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The foreign ministers of Iceland and Estonia met on Wednesday to talk everything from Nordic-Baltic relations to Arctic cooperation. “We

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Indigenous leaders in northwestern Canada declare climate emergency

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 10:03
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Indigenous leaders sign declaration stating climate change requires immediate action Dana Tizya-Tramm, chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, was

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Inuit orgs welcome Canada’s support of heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic waters

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 14:08 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 14:09
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Canada’s support of an international ban of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic waters is an important step to safeguard

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Politician sounds alarm on missed medical flight costs in Canada’s eastern Arctic

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 10:14
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In 2018-2019 there were 6,000 medical travellers who missed flights Over a quarter of the territorial health budget is going toward

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The number of Russians getting Norwegian citizenship almost halved last year

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 09:36
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But in 2020 the number is again expected to rise as Norway now allows for dual citizenship 185 Russians were

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Canada comes out in favour of heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 15:21 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 15:25
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Canada announced its support of an international heavy fuel oil (HFO) ban in the Arctic on Tuesday, saying it favours

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Police make raids across Montreal as part of investigation into alcohol, drug network selling into Arctic Quebec

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 11:32 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 11:42
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More than 80 police officers, from four different police forces in the Canadian province of Quebec, took part in raids

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What Russia’s $300B investment in Arctic oil and gas means for Canada

John Last, CBC News
Posted: Monday, February 17, 2020 at 09:32
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North could suffer from increased traffic, potential spills Last month, the Russian government pushed through new legislation creating $300 billion

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China’s ambassador to Norway brushes off allegations his country is a threat in Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 17, 2020 at 09:19
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The Norwegian Intelligence Service fears a stronger Chinese presence in the North, but the country’s ambassador assures that Beijing wants

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Finland needs its own space research centre, gov’t report says

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Posted: Monday, February 17, 2020 at 09:04
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Finland must increase its investments in the business and technologies of space, according to a report commissioned by the Prime

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IMO to tackle possible Arctic heavy fuel oil ban starting Monday

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2020 at 15:41
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The International Maritime Organization will be tackling the thorny question of a heavy fuel oil ban in the Arctic when

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Another Yukon community lines up for solar power in northwestern Canada

Mike Rudyk, CBC News
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2020 at 10:09
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White River First Nation proposing solar farm in Beaver Creek to offset diesel use The community of Beaver Creek, Yukon,

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Politician calls for stronger EU engagement in Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2020 at 09:36 — Last Updated: Friday, February 14, 2020 at 09:37
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All key government structures of the Union must assign a far higher level of attention to Arctic affairs, says Urmas

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