Russia’s new maritime doctrine to strengthen Arctic presence
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has approved a new maritime doctrine that focuses on naval presence in the Arctic and the
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Obama’s upcoming Alaska visit: Climate & the Arctic
WASHINGTON — The Aug. 31 conference that will bring President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and a slew of foreign ministers
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Wolves attack sheep and lambs in North Sweden
This weekend, wolf attacks were responsible for the deaths of a number of sheep and lambs in northern Sweden, in
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Beaufort, Chukchi and Bering waves are getting bigger: study
Waves grew bigger and spaced farther apart as ice cover diminished in the Arctic and sub-Arctic waters off Alaska and western Canada,
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Feature Interview: Canadian artist explores Greenland’s past
Jessica Auer, a Canadian visual artist based in Montreal, Quebec, still remembers the first time she visited L’Anse aux Meadows
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Fishing, science missions and the end of diesel in the North? – Arctic 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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Canada to collect more data for continental shelf claim
Canada announced a new scientific survey on Friday to contribute to the country’s Arctic continental shelf submission. “This scientific survey is
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Arctic foxes making a comeback in Sweden
More than a decade ago, the fjällräven, or arctic fox, in Scandinavia was on the brink of extinction. But things
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Alaska sentaor makes new push for crude exports, revenue sharing
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski launched a new effort Thursday to secure state revenues from offshore oil drilling and lift
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Blog: The return of the Arctic Five
Last week, the five Arctic Ocean coastal states signed a much heralded moratorium on fishing in the high seas portion
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Less than a third of Finns support Fennovoima nuclear plant
Only 29 percent of Finns surveyed by economic researcher Taloustutkimus are in favour of granting building permission for the controversial
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Limits put on Shell’s Arctic drilling
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior gave Shell approval Wednesday for exploratory drilling at two sites in the
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U.S. general says Alaska military cuts not final without Arctic plan
The general nominated to be the Army’s Chief of Staff suggested on Tuesday that the plan to cut 2,600 soldiers
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U.S judge rejects push to open ANWR
A novel strategy pushed by then-Gov. Sean Parnell and his natural resources head — now U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan —
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Climate change could threaten Sweden’s shrimp
Warmer water as a consequence of climate change could threaten Swedish shrimp production on the west coast, as the animals
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