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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Russia is hotter than ever say meteorological organizations

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 10, 2020 at 09:37
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Average temperatures in January were up to 12 degrees Celsius above normal in parts of the country. It is supposed

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General RCI 

Renewable energy must be community tailored, Arctic conference hears

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, February 7, 2020 at 14:25 — Last Updated: Friday, February 7, 2020 at 14:43
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As  communities across the polar region of North America work to get off diesel, renewable energy projects must be tailored

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Environment (Sweden) Sweden 

New report criticises Sweden’s climate policies

David Russell, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 10:26 — Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 12:21
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Sweden’s climate policy must focus more on really reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide than on ‘cleaning its own backyard’. The

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Environment Environment (Norway) Norway 

The Tromso-winter in Arctic Norway now 17 days shorter than 30 years ago

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 09:04 — Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2020 at 17:17
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Kirkenes, on the coast to the Barents Sea, woke up to 2° Celsius and rain Wednesday. In Tromsø, Norway’s largest city

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) 

The North sees little mention in Canadian federal throne speech

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Friday, December 6, 2019 at 10:11 — Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2019 at 10:43
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In a promise to fight climate change, “walk the road of reconciliation,” and to keep Canadians healthy, Gov. Gen. Julie

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canada’s social-democratic party leader promises to push for climate action in Nunavut’s capital

Sara Frizzell, CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 2, 2019 at 11:57
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Nunavut’s new MP toured the leader of the NDP around Iqaluit this weekend. MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq and NDP leader Jagmeet

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General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canadian FedElxn 2019: “The silence is deafening” on Arctic, says Canadian Inuit leader

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 18, 2019 at 08:44 — Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2019 at 14:04
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When it comes to Arctic issues during the current federal election campaign, the silence is “deafening” says the president of

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General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canadian FedElxn 2019: 800 candidates, 40,000 tweets…. but only 7 mention Inuit? What gives?

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 09:21 — Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2019 at 14:04
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A team of Canadian researchers analyzing candidate tweets on Inuit, Métis and First Nations issues during the current federal election

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Climate kicks off Canada’s French-language leaders’ debate, but no mention of Inuit or Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 23:55 — Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 13:56
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Canada’s federal leaders came out swinging on climate during Thursday’s French-language debate, as global warming increasingly emerges as a dominant

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canadian Liberal leader makes climate pitch to northerners on Arctic campaign stop

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 15:44 — Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 13:24
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Video: Canadian Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau addresses reporters in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut on Tuesday.  The day after

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Leaders take on climate, Indigenous issues, but Arctic absent from Canadian election debate

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, October 7, 2019 at 23:54 — Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 13:24
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The leaders of Canada’s six federal parties took to the debate stage in Gatineau, Quebec Monday night, facing off over

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Greenpeace Russia calls for more resources to fight Siberian wildfires

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 14:42 — Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2019 at 10:41
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Greenpeace Russia is calling for more resources to fight Siberian wildfires, saying the smoke is having consequences  everywhere from big

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Satellite photos show contaminated algae blooming in southern coast of Finland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, July 26, 2019 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2019 at 15:59
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The heat that hit Finland in late July may draw crowds to beaches, but certain bacteria that live in the

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Environment Environment (Russia) General News Russia 

Arctic summer 2019: record heat, dramatic ice loss and raging wildfires

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 22, 2019 at 09:47 — Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2019 at 09:39
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Never before have temperatures this high been registered at this time of year. June 2019 was the warmest ever on

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

How a Swedish city is trying to turn green with more bikes and an electric ferry

Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 12:11 — Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2019 at 12:13
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Developing cities that are climate smart is a challenge; we hear from the Swedish city of Umeå that’s encouraging people

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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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