Ice-Blog: “People power”, Shell and the Arctic
This week’s announcement that Shell is abandoning its controversial Arctic oil exploration for the “foreseeable future” provoked a wide spectrum
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Will Sweden be 1st fossil-free welfare state?
Addressing the United Nation’s General Assembly on Saturday, Swedish Prime Minster Stefan Löfven said his nation would work toward becoming one
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Address Arctic on campaign trail says Nunavut
The premier of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is calling on Canada’s political parties to clarify their positions on
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Permafrost thaw to cost global economy trillions
Permafrost may be mostly invisible underground, but the consequences of its thawing will be anything but. That’s according to a
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Scientists race to understand thawing permafrost
FAIRBANKS — Until recently, climate models, which predict everything from sea level rise to temperature increase, have largely ignored or glossed over permafrost,
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Ancient virus found in Arctic permafrost
Scientists have found a previously unknown giant virus in the permafrost of Siberia, a discovery they say is worrying at
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What Obama’s Arctic visit might mean for Paris
All eyes were on the U.S. state of Alaska last week, where a major Arctic conference was underway. The international event
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Obama leaves Arctic, what comes next?
The motorcades are gone and Denali gets to stay, but what else? What really comes of Alaska’s big presidential visit?
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Finland wants in on US icebreaker investment
The head of Finnish state-owned company Arctia Shipping points out that operating icebreakers is a more lucrative business than building
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Obama brings funding promises to Arctic
The White House on Wednesday announced new efforts and funding to encourage energy efficiency in remote villages and the appointment
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Arctic Alaska town prepares for Obama visit
KOTZEBUE — You know someone big is coming to your town when people start clearing out the clutter that has long
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Arctic conference spotlights indigenous issues
Indigenous residents from some of the smallest communities and most remote parts of Alaska had a message for international leaders who
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Obama urges action on climate change
In the first address of his historic three-day visit to Alaska, President Barack Obama urged participants in a State Department
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Obama sends host gifts ahead of Alaska visit
President Barack Obama may be traveling into unfriendly political territory as he heads north to Alaska Monday, but he has
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Alaska trip shows Obama’s commitment to Arctic: Kerry
Federal officials have made a lot of unfulfilled promises in the past about paying attention to the issues and needs
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