Oil, gas exploration may increase in Chukchi Sea
More areas of the Chukchi Sea may open up for oil and gas exploration in 2016, but the decision has
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Construction firm in Canada’s Northwest Territories faces diesel dumping charge
A company in the community of Hay River in Canada’s Northwest Territories goes to trial today to face charges under
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No basis for Greenpeace piracy charges says Finland
Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Erkki Tuomioja, has said that Finland will continue to offer support to the Finnish
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FEATURE INTERVIEW: Is Barents transport plan a model for the Beaufort region in the North American Arctic?
Transport Ministers from the four Barents countries: Russia, Finland, Sweden and Norway,released the Joint Barents Transport Plan this week
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Finns cool on visa-free Russian travel
Finns are divided on the idea of introducing a visa-free travel regime on the Russian border. The strongest opposition is
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Norwegian conference looks at development in Barents Region
A four-day conference on Arctic ports in wound up on Thursday in Narvik, Norway. The international conference was organized by
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Human activity is behind climate change: UN report
The United Nation’s body on climate change, the IPCC, unveiled its fifth report on climate change in Stockholm this morning.
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Natural gas price hike sparks anger in Northern Canadian community
Businesses in the community of Norman Wells in Canada’s Northwest Territories are fuming over doubling what they’re being asked
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Crashed helicopter recovered in Canadian Arctic
A Coast Guard helicopter that crashed two weeks ago into the M’Clure Strait on the north shore of Banks Island,
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Sweden shares top global energy ranking
Sweden is one of five countries receiving top marks in a global ranking of energy efficiency, access to resources, and
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Canada: Team talks with First Nations community about decommissioned mine
The Giant Mine remediation team met with people in the First Nations community of N’dilo in Canada’s Northwest Territories on Wednesday. They
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Finland: Economic growth forecast for 2014
Finland is due for economic contraction this year and weak growth in 2014, according to the Research Institute of
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Pot raids in Canada’s Arctic and Montreal net 1,000 plants, 22 kgs
Police in Quebec and Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut say they’ve busted up a major pot-smuggling operation. More than
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Alaska: Pew Trust proposes Arctic drilling standards
The Interior Department’s top offshore oil official says he welcomes a detailed set of recommendations from the Pew Trust on
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Global study to weigh economic costs, benefits of fighting climate change
A new global initiative wants to present a more persuasive argument for action on climate change by focusing on the
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