Dangerous substances transported on Finland’s main roads
Finnish main roads, sea lanes and railways are used to transport notable quantities of hazardous substances, primarily oil and oil
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Poverty, inequality rising in Canada’s eastern Arctic
If you live in the community of Resolute Bay in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, it’s likely you have
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Climate conference in Warsaw an important step to summit in 2015
The 19th UN conference on climate change is underway in Warsaw. The almost two-week long conference is gathering negotiators from
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Shell moves to resume Arctic Alaska drilling
Shell is moving closer to resuming drilling in the Arctic Ocean next summer, but a Shell executive said Thursday the
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Biologists wrap up Baffin Bay polar bear survey
The Nunavut government has wrapped up three years of fieldwork on Baffin Bay polar bears, and is preparing to release
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Concerns persist over N.W.T. rare earth mine
Aboriginal groups continue to raise concerns over a proposed rare earth metals project near Yellowknife. On Monday, the federal government
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Indigenous Nationhood movement goes online
A new website is calling for Aboriginal nations to move away from the Indian Act and towards autonomy and traditional governments.
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Climate-change relocation of Alaska village stops, after state audit finds potential wrongdoing
An effort to move an eroding Southwest Alaska village that’s a poster child for the negative effects of climate change
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Yukon sets aside 97 hectares for Yukon College
The Yukon Government has set aside 97 hectares for Yukon College. It has pledged not to develop the land for the
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Army of volunteers compiles possible evidence of climate change in Alaska
Dead seals littering beaches, bolts of fur dangling from deer, white worms squiggling in the meat of freshly killed grouse.
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Warming autumn may delay Western Arctic Caribou Herd migration in Alaska
Temperature readings aren’t the only things that have been out of whack in this unusually warm Alaska autumn. The annual southward
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Canadian Federal minister approves N.W.T. rare earth mine
The federal minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Bernard Valcourt, gave his approval today to Avalon Rare Metals’ Nechalacho project,
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Shell mulls Chukchi-only drilling for 2014, minus troubled Kulluk rig
If Royal Dutch Shell resumes exploration drilling in Alaska’s offshore Arctic waters, it will do so only in the Chukchi
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Frigid April, balmy October; in Alaska yo-yo temperatures are normal
Days before Halloween, when Alaskans would normally be awaiting the ski and snowmachine season, Anchorage weatherman David Snider was contemplating
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N.W.T. Members of the Legislative Assembly pass new Wildlife Act
After work by five governments and more than 50 drafts, the N.W.T. has a new Wildlife Act. Fourteen MLAs voted
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