Oil & gas industry messages Alaska students
With talk of taxes on the rise and Alaska struggling with massive deficits, an oil and gas trade association representing some
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Blog: Travelling to Arctic Russia by train
When most people think of Russian railroads, they think of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The world’s longest railroad extends east and west
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Alaska lawmakers debate TransCanada buyout
In what one lawmaker characterized as something of an “exit interview” for TransCanada, an official with the pipeline developer said
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Arctic nations to sign ‘historic’ coast guard agreement
Experts from all eight Arctic nations are gathering in the United States on Wednesday to sign a historic deal for
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Alaska weighs TransCanada buyout
In Juneau this week, lawmakers are wrestling with the question of whether to take a larger stake in the Alaska
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Ancient Alaska remains suggest ice-age diversity
Two ice-age infants discovered in Interior Alaska left a genetic record that suggests ancient culture in this part of the
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Canadian rangers program to be reviewed
Some alarm bells are sounding over the health of Canada’s northern patrollers. Canada’s Arctic is a vast and very scarcely
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Finns on fence about NATO
A new poll commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle shows that 55 percent of Finns are opposed to NATO
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More gas means less oil in Alaska’s North Slope
During this week’s special session in Juneau, Alaska, most lawmakers have been focused on whether the state should take a
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Winter speed limits take effect in Finland
A new study from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland shows that Finland’s policy of enforcing lower speed limits
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Deep-water port in Arctic Alaska on hold
Proposed Arctic development off the coast of Alaska just suffered another hit. The Army Corps of Engineers said Monday it will put
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Sweden can learn from NATO: politician
Sweden is considering joining StratCom, a NATO cyber defence think-tank created to fight propaganda and disinformation on social media and more traditional news outlets.
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Drilling in Arctic Alaska oil reserve approved
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced on Thursday it has approved a drilling permit that could set the stage for the
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Trudeau, shipping & Arctic conflict: Week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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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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