Alarm over Kara Sea permafrost thawing
Remember the big sinkhole on Yamal Peninsula discovered last summer? Scientists have now discovered leaking methane gas from the shelf
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energy
Blog: Arctic oil and gas must stay in ground to restrict warming to 2°C says study
Scientists have realized for some time now that the extraction of fossil fuels must dramatically slow down if the global
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World oil price decline siphons billions of dollars expected by Alaska
While oil prices have dropped more than 50 percent in the last six months, the decline in the Alaska oil production tax
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2014 in Review: A strained year for the Arctic
If 2013 was a year of expanded Arctic cooperation, perhaps best highlighted by the acceptance of five Asian states as
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Russia, shipping and political crisis in Greenland: 2014 Year in Review (Part 3)
Today is the last instalment of the Eye on the Arctic Year in Review where we checked in with our
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Rosneft puts Murmansk, Russia project on ice
The oil company intended to turn the Roslaykovo shipyard outside Murmansk into a major base for its Arctic operations. Now
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Stockholm cleans up and passes air quality test
The Swedish capital has passed EU air quality standards for the first time, thanks in part to a ban on
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Russian crisis money for Novatek’s Yamal LNG project
As national economy slides towards the abyss, Russia grants 150 billion roubles from its National Wealth Fund to gas company
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Arctic Council, indigenous issues, energy – 2014 Arctic Year in Review (Part 1)
With the year drawing to a close, Eye on the Arctic is looking back at this year’s news and events
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Economist reflects on 100 years of shifting fortunes in Anchorage
In 2015, Anchorage will turn 100 years old. In the December issue of Alaska Economic Trends, local economist Neal Fried reflects on change in
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Falling oil prices benefit Sweden
The price of oil has dropped since the beginning of November and it is having positive effects on the Swedish
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Construction to begin on LNG terminal in North Finland
Construction is to begin next January on a liquefied natural gas terminal in Tornio, northern Finland. The project is a
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Sweden: More nuclear waste stored in the sea?
The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB) has applied to expand its final repository for short-lived radioactive waste (SFR) outside
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Currency drama has little impact on tourism in Barents region
Like the Russian ruble, the Norwegian currency has been under extreme pressure amid the collapse in oil price the last
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Rouble collapse hits Finland, Forex stops buying Russian currency
Effects of the Russia rouble’s nosedive will undoubtedly be felt in Finland. One Finnish expert says the only thing that
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