Opponents skeptical as U.S. Gov claims seismic survey will have “insignificant” impact in ANWR
The first sign of oil development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is likely to be a 3D seismic survey. A
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First Nations National Chief candidates tell Indigenous Northern Canadians to ‘exert your sovereignty’
Four candidates running to be National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations were at a forum in Whitehorse on
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Trump claims Alaska wildlife refuge road ‘almost completed’… but is it?
President Trump on Tuesday asserted the controversial King Cove road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (southwestern Alaska) will be
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U.S. bill would give Alaska Native corporations share of ANWR oil revenue
At the request of Alaska Congressman Don Young, a bill pending in the U.S. House would reduce Alaska’s share of
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US Gov preparing for oil exploration in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday announced it is undertaking a series of construction projects to prepare for oil exploration
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Economist sees big role for US oil & LNG, but finds hurdles in Arctic
The Trump administration says it wants to achieve “energy dominance.” The director of the International Energy Agency says the U.S.
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Russian oil, cooperation over commerce & Canada’s Arctic highway : 2017 Arctic Year in Review
The end of the year is often a time to take stock, and here at Eye on the Arctic we’re
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Protests in Washington fail to slow tax bill, Arctic drilling in Alaska
Republicans in Congress say they’ve reached a final agreement on their tax bill, and it appears to include a prize
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Alaska cruise industry, Indigenous corporations among big winners with new US tax bill
Alaska’s two U.S. senators not only helped Republicans pass their tax cuts early Saturday. They made a pair of 11th-hour
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Opponents fail to stop drilling plan in arctic Alaska wildlife refuge
The U.S. Senate Energy Committee Wednesday approved legislation that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. Democrats
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Looser Arctic drilling rules bill advances in US House
A deregulation bill aimed at boosting energy production on federal lands cleared a U.S. House committee Wednesday. Known as the
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Blog – In debate over Alaska drilling, two Indigenous representatives clash
Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a five-hour hearing on drilling in the Arctic
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When US Senators listen to Arctic voices, only some resonate
Eleven Alaskans testified before the U.S. Senate Energy Committee on Thursday — for and against drilling in the Arctic National
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Alaskans testified Thursday in U.S. Senate hearing on drilling in ANWR
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski brought together a slew of Alaskans, mostly pro-drilling, to testify at a Senate hearing about what
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Blog – Arctic nickel, not oil, could soon power the world’s cars
The Arctic is often imagined as a new energy frontier because of its ample oil reserves. But what if its
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