Moscow says NATO meeting in the Arctic is a provocation
An upcoming meeting by NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly in Longyearbyen is triggering a sharp reaction from Russia’s Foreign Ministry. In a
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Swedish county sees surge in car charging stations
The number of vehicle charging stations has increased dramatically in the Sörmland area of central-eastern Sweden, where there are now
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Ice-Blog: Cheap oil from the Arctic? Fake news, says climate economist Kemfert
This week I came across an interesting publication about to come on to the German market. “The fossil empire strikes
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Following Trump visit, Chinese president stops in Anchorage to meet with Alaska Governor
Gov. Bill Walker said he discussed issues ranging from Alaska’s long-proposed gas line project to the state’s potential as a
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Mild winter temperatures cause damage to roads in Finland
Higher summer speed limits are being rolled out nationwide on Thursday and Friday. However, damage from winter weather means that
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Canadian NGO wins Google grant to build ‘Wikipedia of Inuit knowledge’
A Canadian NGO working with Inuit and Cree communities in the rapidly changing Hudson Bay region is one of five
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Trump repeal of climate rule won’t immediately affect Alaska
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s efforts to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation limiting carbon dioxide emissions from power plants
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Ice-Blog: Arctic sea ice – Is the minimum maximum the new normal?
If you blinked, you might have missed it. The confirmation came this week that the Arctic sea ice reached yet
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Will Arctic sea ice shrink to new record low this summer?
Now that Arctic sea ice has begun its annual melt after reaching a record-low winter maximum extent earlier this month,
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World enters ‘uncharted territory’ with record-breaking climate change: UN report
The world enters into ‘truly uncharted territory’ in 2017 with the planet continuing to experience record-breaking global temperature, shrinking sea
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Blog: Trump’s budget could cause infrastructure crisis for rural and native Alaskans
U.S. President Donald Trump released his proposed budget, and the reaction has been swift and scathing. Rural communities, healthcare, the environment,
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Norway’s Arctic oil decision is extremely disappointing, says Member of the European Parliament
Heidi Hautala fears Norway’s move justifies Arctic offshore drilling for Russia and the US. Only a few days ahead of
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Ice-Blog: Arctic Council – Business as usual with USA under Trump?
As the USA comes to the end of its two-year Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, the organization’s “Senior Arctic Officials”
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Finland is taking over the Arctic Council, and climate leadership, from the U.S.
When the Arctic Council leadership passes from the United States to Finland in May, will President Trump and his denial
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Ice-Blog: Arctic summer sea ice cover could disappear with 2C temperature rise
The Arctic sea ice may disappear completely in summers this century, even if the world keeps to the Paris Agreement.
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