Alaska House leaders take shot at Washington state over Arctic development
JUNEAU — After sending salvos at President Barack Obama and federal government bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., top Republicans in the
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Business and environmentalists unite in Sweden
A number of major corporations are calling for higher taxes on carbon dioxide emissions and more ambitious climate goals than
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Blog: Norway’s hydropower will light up UK homes
Last week, the United Kingdom and Norway signed an agreement to build what will be the world’s longest interconnector from
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Mining, politics and Maine: Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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U.S. Interior Secretary affirms 2008 Chukchi lease sale
U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Tuesday validated the 2008 sale of oil and gas leases in the Chukchi Sea, a
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Finland’s largest solar power unit to be built in Oulu
Finland’s largest solar power unit, comprising of 1,600 solar panels producing 420 kilowatts of power, will be built in Oulu
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Who will ship Yamal LNG?
As Sovcomflot lays down the keel of its new Arctic super-tanker designed for the Yamal LNG, the company’s role in the
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New Greenpeace protest against Arctic oil
The environmental organization makes a second move against the tanker “Mikhail Ulyanov” as it enters the port of Hamburg. Greenpeace used
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Earth Hour doesn’t move the needle on Finland’s electricity grid
Several Finnish landmarks turned the lights out on Saturday night to mark the WWF’s Earth Hour event to highlight climate
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Alaska: Point Hope opts out of lawsuit over 2008 Chukchi lease sale
The lead plaintiff in a lawsuit that stalled Arctic Outer Continental Shelf oil drilling has pulled out of the 7-year-old
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In Arctic, Norway steps on the gas
Gas production in northern Norwegian waters is steadily making its way. But more discoveries and new infrastructure are needed for
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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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Alaska: ConocoPhillips moves ahead at Kuparuk even as layoffs hit Slope contractors
ConocoPhillips Alaska on Monday said it will move ahead with a development expected to add up to 8,000 barrels of crude to the
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Finns still sharply divided over wind power
Yle asked its audience whether or not they would welcome a wind turbine in close proximity to their home. The
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Alaska’s financial dilemma: Reserve funds lately have earned more money than oil
Second of three parts For Alaska state government, the richest renewable resource is cash in the bank. A year ago,
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