How many observers can Arctic Council handle?
For much of the world, the Arctic used to be overlooked territory, dismissed as an icy and remote wasteland. If
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Saami, the seabed & seismic testing: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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1,000 experts converge in Alaska for Arctic events
You could call it Arctic-Palooza. About 1,000 scientists, policymakers, business managers, students and others interested in the Arctic are set
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Ice-Blog: Trudeau and Obama’s Arctic endeavours
Sometimes there are pleasant surprises to end the week. An announcement by the U.S. and Canadian leaders that they are
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Obama, Trudeau announce plans to fight Arctic oil and gas pollution; Alaskans criticize lack of input
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a joint plan to cut methane emissions from
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Canada’s Supreme Court agrees to hear Arctic seismic testing case opposed by Inuit
Canada’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal against seismic testing in Arctic waters between Canada and Greenland brought
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Sweden could get new climate law
A report from a cross-party committee calls for a law forcing future governments to set out plans for reaching Sweden’s long-term climate
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How satellites are changing what we know, and can do, in the Arctic
TROMSO, Norway – Ask the average person what they might see in the Arctic from space and the answer would
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Arctic, Alaska absent from Obama’s State of the Union
In his final State of the Union address President Obama never mentioned Alaska or the Arctic, but for a state that’s
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Sweden wants lower emissions for new icebreakers
Sweden’s five state-owned icebreakers are nearing retirement, and so the Swedish Maritime Administration has started work to develop designs for
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Helsinki consumers cool on solar energy
When the Helsinki energy company Helen launched a new solar power plant in June last year, consumers snapped up nearly
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Arctic cooperation in the coming year
Despite growing political tensions elsewhere in the world, 2015 was a year of cooperation in the Arctic, say two Canadian
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Finland mine discharges 750M litres of waste water
A total of 750,000 cubic metres – the equivalent of 750 million litres – of waste water will be discharged
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Blog: Greenland pioneers Arctic tourism & mining
The world’s largest island has risen to the lofty ranks of Lonely Planet’s Top 10 countries to visit in 2016. This past October,
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Feature Interview: ArcticNet’s 2015 scientific meeting
The ArcticNet scientific meeting took place in Vancouver, British Columbia from December 7-11. There, hundreds of Canadian scientists and researchers
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