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First-of-its-kind Arctic tech forum brings Inuit together in Iqaluit

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 15:40
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Qikiqtaaluk Business Development Corporation hopes to make forum a regular event Inuit from across Inuit Nunangat are gathered in Iqaluit this

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Proposed sale of N.W.T.’s Ekati diamond mine touted as ‘good for the North’

Sidney Cohen, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 11:15
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As the Northwest Territories’ oldest diamond mine approaches its closure, an Australian company is eager to buy it and hopefully extend its

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Conservation groups sue to block Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope

Kavitha George, Alaska Public Media @kavithamgeorge
Posted: Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 08:51
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Six conservation groups filed a lawsuit against the federal government Tuesday, a day after the Biden administration approved the Willow project —

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Ekati diamond mine all but sold for $136M US to Australian diamond company

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 08:47
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Deal still needs to be finalized by Burgundy Diamond Mines shareholders An Australian company is set to own the N.W.T.’s Ekati

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Q&A on Biden’s approval of Arctic drilling of Willow

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 15:11
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The Biden administration announced Monday morning that it is approving a permit for Willow. That’s the $8 billion ConocoPhillips project in

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Biden approves Willow project, announces new limits elsewhere in NPR-A

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, March 13, 2023 at 12:12
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The Biden administration announced Monday morning that it will approve the Willow development, a major ConocoPhillips project in the National

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With Willow decision looming, Biden announces new limits elsewhere in NPR-A

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, March 13, 2023 at 09:50 — Last Updated: Monday, March 13, 2023 at 09:53
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The Biden administration says it intends to seek “maximum protection” for sensitive areas of the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, though

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Crisis-ridden Russian gas industry looks to Arctic for more LNG

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 10, 2023 at 09:06
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Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak assembles energy company leaders for a discussion on how to boost production of liquified natural

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TikTok campaign targets Biden on Alaska’s huge Willow oil plan

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 12:03
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By Mark Thiessen, Isabella O’Malley And Natalia Gutierrez · The Associated Press  #StopWillow campaign has garnered more than 50 million views and

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Old icebreakers eye upgrades for Murmansk-Vladivostok tourism

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 16:00
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As international cruise liners pull out of the Russian Arctic amid Ukraine war, a domestic initiative launches month-long voyages along

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Huge budget deficit is building up in Russia’s economy

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 09:55
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Moscow’s oil and gas revenues plummeted 46% in January-February. According to the Russian Ministry of Finance, federal budget revenues in

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Yukon gov’t boasts of ‘strongest economy in Canada,’ tables $48M surplus budget

Paul Tukker, CBC News
Posted: Friday, March 3, 2023 at 12:11
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Yukon’s finance minister painted a rosy picture of the territory’s future on Thursday, as he tabled a $48.2-million surplus budget,

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What’s the Willow project? An explainer on the battle over the major Alaska oil proposal

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, March 3, 2023 at 10:50
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The Biden administration is weighing approval of a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic

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North Slope oil project in Alaska presents a dilemma for U.S. president

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 15:55
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By Becky Bohrer, Matthew Brown . · The Associated Press Decision on ConocoPhillips Alaska’s Willow project could come in March The Biden administration

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Companies look to government for help turning N.W.T. projects into mines

Richard Gleeson, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 08:48
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‘We are operating in a very, very difficult capital market regime right now for mining companies’ Mining companies hoping to

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