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Barack Obama

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‘I think he deserves it’: Trump suggests reverting Denali to Mount McKinley

Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 09:02
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President-elect Donald Trump is again threatening to revert the name of North America’s tallest peak from Denali to Mount McKinley,

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Obama addresses business leaders in Finland on climate change and technology

Yle News
Posted: Friday, September 28, 2018 at 11:49
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At a business seminar in Helsinki, the former American president called for global solutions to global problems. Former US president

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Trump administration to drop new “critical habitat” for endangered species designation

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 11:32
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The Trump administration has agreed to rewrite rules that would have made it easier for the government to designate areas

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Blog: Drilling in Arctic Refuge to close deficit? Let’s be real.

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 16:11 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 16:59
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The White House’s budget will be delivered to Congress today. Called “A New Foundation for American Greatness,” the 62-page document

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Out of campaign spotlight, Obama keeps focus on Arctic says official

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 15:17
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The people vying to succeed him may not be talking on the campaign trail about the Arctic, but President Barack

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Obama gives final address to White House Tribal Nations Conference

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 18:49 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 18:53
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President Barack Obama addressed his final White House Tribal Nations Conference on Monday. The most famous Yup’ik singer on Facebook,

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(Harald Pettersen / Statoil via Scanpix Norway /AP)
Blog Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Nobel Peace Prize winners call for halt to Arctic drilling

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 15:33
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Several Nobel Laureates point a warning finger against Norway; oil exploration in the Arctic must stop. In a letter, the Nobel

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General Politics Politics (USA) Special Features USA 

Alaska trip shows Obama’s commitment to Arctic: Kerry

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2015 at 13:56 — Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015 at 20:06
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Federal officials have made a lot of unfulfilled promises in the past about paying attention to the issues and needs

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Pumpjacks at work pumping crude oil near Halkirk, Alta., June 20, 2007. (Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press)
Business Business (Canada) Canada General Special Features 

Stymied in the Lower 48, Alberta floats idea of moving tar-sands oil through Alaska

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 14:33 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 20:04
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Officials in the Canadian province of Alberta say they hope to talk to Alaska leaders about shipping tar-sands crude oil

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A subdivision on the outskirts of Kaktovik looks into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's 1002 coastal plain. Sept. 10, 2012. (Loren Holmes/Alaska Dispatch)
Environment Environment (USA) General Special Features USA 

Arctic Ocean may be next as Alaska officials seethe over ANWR move

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 15:46 — Last Updated: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 20:38
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Emotions continued to rise on Monday over President Barack Obama’s initiative to increase protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, with

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General Politics Politics (USA) Special Features USA 

Obama issues executive order to better coordinate Arctic policy

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 16:03 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 21:48
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With the United States on the verge of leading the eight-nation Arctic Council and far-north climate warming continuing at twice the

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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