Chinese sailor to take on Northern Sea Route
Chinese sailor Guo Chuan intends to make it from Murmansk to the Bering Strait in 14 days without engine power
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Obama, China & the North Pole: 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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Chinese company mulls more Arctic shipping
As one of its cargo ships arrives in Sweden after the transcontinental voyage, shipping company Cosco says it might boost
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Unraveling the mysteries of polar bear hair
Polar bear hairs are hollow to maximize insulating qualities of the animals’ fur, as almost every student of the Arctic
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Blog: Northwest Territories fur and fiber optics make inroads in Asia
The media tends to view Asian activities in the Arctic with a wary eye. China, and to a lesser extent
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Blog: The donut hole at the centre of the Arctic Ocean
On June 4, I wrote about issues surrounding the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean. June 5 was National Donut
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Blog: Parallels drawn between space race and Arctic offshore development
The reaction to the U.S. government’s decision to conditionally allow Shell to drill in the Chukchi Sea this summer has
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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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Blog: As U.S. assumes chairmanship, what’s next for Arctic Council
On April 24, the Arctic Council ministerial convened in Iqaluit, capital of the territory of Nunavut, wrapping up the two-year
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Arctic Finland looks for boost from Chinese tourists
Growing numbers of Chinese tourists are expected to visit Finnish Lapland as the Regional Council of Lapland expands contacts with
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Oil spill exercise in Finland attended by international experts
Experts from as far afield as China and Canada will observe Wednesday’s oil recovery exercise on the Gulf of Bothnia.
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Blog: The Third Wheel: Observers in the Arctic Council
Does the United Kingdom need an Arctic Ambassador? According to the UK House of Lords Select Committee on the Arctic,
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Blog: Greenland – barrels of oil and bottles of water
In the past week, there have been two interesting stories about Greenland in the news. The first is in The Economist,entitled, “Greenland
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Will Barents oil investments be financial disaster?
TROMSØ: To drill or not to drill, that’s the Arctic Frontiers question of the year. Investor Jens-Ulltveit-Moe warns Troms and
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Solar and wind power yield cheapest energy say Finnish experts
Scientists at the eastern Lappeenranta University have calculated that China would become even more profitable if it were to make
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