Finland could be carbon neutral by 2050: researchers
Researchers say that in 35 years, Finland could theoretically get all of its energy needs using only renewable energy sources.
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Canada announces Polar Knowledge Canada organization
The Canadian government announced this week that it has merged the functions of the Canadian Polar Commission and the Canadian High
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Military, shipping and polar cooperation – Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Siberian huskies, Greenland sled dogs share DNA with today’s canine companions
Dogs have been “man’s best friend” long before humans settled down through the advent of agriculture. Swedish researcher Love Dalén speaks to
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Alaska, Washington senators file bill to build Arctic icebreakers
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., have introduced a billthat would authorize the Navy to build up to six icebreakers for
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Tanks, drilling & polar drones: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Russia allocates €3,6 million to floating Arctic research stations
The Russian Government has allocated more than 205 million rubles for resuming operation of floating research stations in the Arctic. As
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Could salmon sharks be factor in declining Bering Sea king salmon numbers?
Given their name, it’s not surprising that salmon sharks eat salmon. But Alaska researchers are now asking whether the animals might have any impact
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Shrimp blast into space from Arctic Sweden
In Kiruna, Sweden, north of the polar circle, the Esrange Space Station has been blasting shrimp and fish into space,
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Norway is polluting Murmansk says Russian official
More than half of the pollution in Murmansk Oblast comes from Europe, and especially Norway, a representative from the regional
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Russian sub interferes with science vessel in Baltic
Swedish Radio News reports that a Russian submarine forced a Finnish research vessel with Swedish scientists onboard to change course
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Permafrost ‘carbon bomb’ unlikely, but worries over northern thaw persist
Cross one thing off the long list of possible apocalyptic climate-change scenarios: A new scientific analysis concludes that a “carbon bomb” of
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Rocket fails, falls down near village in Russia’s North
The launch of the experimental Angara A5 from the Plesetsk Space Center flops. The rocket landed near a local village. The
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Floating nuclear power stations for Arctic?
An Ontario company is proposing the idea of small floating nuclear stations to power mining sites and towns in the
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Microplastics new threat to Baltic
There’s a new ecological concern about the troubled Baltic Sea. A report says there’s a threat now from substances found
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