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[SPECIAL REPORT] Arctic tourism in the age of Instagram

23 May 201825 May 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, business, economy, Golden Circle, Iceland, Instagram, Justin Bieber, Reykjavik, rural, social media, tourism

When most people think of Arctic economic development, things like resource extraction are usually first to mind. But northern regions

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Steady traffic at Russia’s new Arctic LNG terminal

15 January 2018 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments ECONOMICS, energy, LNG, NSR, Sabetta, shipping, tanker, technology, Yamal

The «Eduard Toll» is the fourth ship now shuttling to and from Russia’s new natural gas terminal in the Arctic.

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1,000 experts converge in Alaska for Arctic events

14 March 201614 March 2016 Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News 0 Comments Arctic Council, business, economy, environment, Fairbanks, politics, research, Rural Alaska, weather, wildlife

You could call it Arctic-Palooza. About 1,000 scientists, policymakers, business managers, students and others interested in the Arctic are set

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Arctic coal company needs support says Norway

8 February 20169 February 2016 Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments mining, Monica Mæland, politics, Store Norske

Norway’s Government is asking Parliament to support Svalbard coal company Store Norske with loans and aid. Minister of Trade and

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Indigenous rights under fire says Finnish Saami leader

8 February 20169 February 2016 Yle News 0 Comments culture, development, hunting, indigenous, lands, law, Tiina Sanila-Aikio, UN, United Nations

Sámi National Day is celebrated on Saturday; in an atmosphere of what some would say is waning respect for Europe’s

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Russian submarine activity equals Cold War levels

3 February 20165 February 2016 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Kola Peninsula, military, Murmansk, navy, Norway, security, Ukraine

Commander says “a lot of what the Russians are doing at the moment we don’t understand, and is obscure.” Vice-Admiral

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New wind power park planned for Arctic Norway

1 February 20162 February 2016 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Båtsfjord, electricity, energy, Finnmark, Finnmark Kraft, Renewables

The Hamnefjell project will take advantage of rich Arctic winds to deliver an annual 186 GWh. The site is among

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Arctic soldiers training with reindeer in Russia

1 February 20162 February 2016 Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments animals, dog sleds, indigenous, Komi, military, Murmansk, mushing, Nenets, Northern Fleet, Saami

Soldiers from the Northern Fleet’s Arctic Brigade have for the first time learned how to use traditional means of transportation

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Resources, rights & ‘Where the ($%#!) is Canada on the Arctic?’: Your Arctic Frontiers Week in Review

29 January 20162 February 2016 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 2 Comments energy, indigenous, Justin Trudeau, oil, oil prices, POLICY

TROMSO, Norway – Usually at the end of each week, we bring you the Week in Review with your most

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Arctic shipping: The myths, the realities & the challenges ahead

28 January 20168 February 2016 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments ice, Northwest Passage, NSR, satellites, search and rescue, technology

TROMSO, Norway – Climate change and the effect of global warming on the North had many predicting a shipping bonanza

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How satellites are changing what we know, and can do, in the Arctic

27 January 20161 February 2016 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Canada, environment, Inuvik, KSAT, Northwest Territories, Norwegian Space, Science, shipping, technology, tromso

TROMSO, Norway – Ask the average person what they might see in the Arctic from space and the answer would

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How an Arctic initiative by Canada has gone from being blasted by critics to praised by international politicians

26 January 201630 January 2016 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic Council, Arctic Economic Council, Finland, Iceland, indigenous, jobs, Saami, Sweden

TROMSO, Norway – When Canada announced the creation of an Arctic Economic Council during its most recent Arctic Council chairmanship (2013-2015), many

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Stop romanticizing Arctic development say indigenous leaders

25 January 201627 January 2016 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Alaska, Arctic Economic Council, climate change, Greenland, human rights, Inuit, mining, Norway, politics, Sapmi, wind power

TROMSO, Norway – Indigenous communities around the North are struggling economically and want development more than ever, as long as it’s done

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International conference takes on environment & Arctic development

24 January 201627 January 2016 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic Frontiers, Canada, economy, Finland, gas, indigenous, Norway, oil, politics, tromso

TROMSO, Norway – Politicians, business leaders and scientists are gathered in Norway this week for a major international conference tackling the

Oil transit and other pipelines in Arctic Alaska.(Al Grillo / AP)

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Alaska aims to reshape state’s relationship with oil

19 January 201625 January 2016 Rachel Waldholz, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Arctic, economy, energy, North Slope, Permanent Fund

After months of public debate, lawmakers will gavel in on Tuesday in Juneau to begin fashioning a solution to the state’s budget

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