Greening of Arctic, browning of boreal forest
Scientists and residents of Canada’s far north have been noting changes in the Arctic for many years: more plants, more shrubs
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Focus on green energy in the Arctic
Clean and renewable energy for people living in the Arctic is one of the focal points for the U.S. chairmanship
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Repsol joins oil-company exodus from the Arctic’s Chukchi Sea
Spanish oil company Repsol has relinquished its federal leases in the Chukchi Sea, joining other companies that have exited the
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Observing Ramadan in Canada’s Arctic
Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar when Muslims around the world fast for 30 days. It began
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Better times for reindeer herding
The revenues of reindeer herding businesses doubled during the last fiscal year mainly because of higher meat prices and lower
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Ahead of Russia’s Year of Ecology, government targets green activists
Pressure is growing on the country’s independent environmental organizations. “I am confident that with joint efforts we will succeed, that
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Meet America’s only wild wood bison herd, which now roams Western Alaska
SHAGELUK – Wood bison calves are easy to spot from the sky. Their coats are reddish, making them easily distinguishable from
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Russian rocket that worried Inuit groups launched Saturday
Russia successfully launched a rocket into space on Saturday despite fears expressed by Inuit hunters in the eastern Canadian Arctic
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Gazprom withdraws from Barents Sea
Its drilling program in the area is far too ambitious, the company admits. Gazprom, Russia’s monopoly gas exporter, was originally to
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Blog: Winter in the world’s coldest city
As Memorial Day Weekend kicks off the summer in the United States, what better time than to look back on
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Inuit hunters worry about toxic splash from Russian rocket
Despite assurances by Russian and Canadian authorities that a Russian rocket engine slated to fall in northern Baffin Bay this
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The embers of last year’s wildfires are coming back with a vengeance
BETHEL – Hidden underground all winter, an unusual number of holdover fires that smouldered for months in Alaska’s deep duff
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Sámi pride festival to move from Finland to Norway in protest against church
When the Kautokeino parish in Norway banned same-sex marriages in its church, sexual and gender minority Sápmi Pride Festival decided
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Hunter Tootoo resigns after ‘very difficult situation’: Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added to the mystery surrounding the sudden resignation of Hunter Tootoo, who stunned observers on
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PHOTO REPORT: Tundra children return from school
Nenets children staying at boarding schools in Naryan-Mar throughout the semester, got a helicopter transport back this week to their
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