Politics prompted hasty review of Shell’s Arctic play
Regulators hoping to avoid criticism and potential congressional backlash rushed an environmental review of offshore Arctic oil development to ensure that
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Finland OKs disposal cave for nuclear waste
The Finnish government has granted Posiva a permit to build a permanent disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel on the
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Alaska’s Liberty field gets 3rd environmental review
For the third time since the late 1990s, federal regulators have embarked on an environmental review of an oil field
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How did climate affect ancient wildlife in Arctic Alaska?
For about 1,000 years at the end of the last ice age, the woolly mammoths, steppe bison, ancient horses and
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New Arctic R&D center in Alaska
The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new research and development center in Alaska, looking to a future in which sophisticated algorithms
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Arctic nations sign coast guard agreement
Representatives of all eight circumpolar nations signed a historic deal on Friday committing their coast guards to cooperate and coordinate
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Drilling in Arctic Alaska oil reserve approved
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced on Thursday it has approved a drilling permit that could set the stage for the
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Experts question Finland’s energy decisions, data
Professors at the Lappeenranta University of Technology charge that Finland’s energy decisions are made based on misleading data. Officials at
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Emilie-Claire Barlow’s latest album began in Arctic
Emilie-Claire Barlow is releasing her 11th album, ‘Clear Day’, and a Canadian ice-breaker played a major role. The Toronto born-and-
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US pushes ambitious Arctic Council goals
Just six months into the United States’ chairmanship of the Arctic Council, events have “already moved the ball forward enormously”
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U.S. cancels lease sales in Arctic Alaska
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department is canceling several lease sales for offshore Arctic drilling for the 2012-17 period, citing diminished interest.
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Politics, plastics and whaling: 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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Finland: Rebranding ‘superfoods of the North’
For years, Finnish root vegetables and freshwater fish stood neglected in the grocery aisles, as younger generations ignored them because
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Shipping, science and Shell: 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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Shell’s failure latest in series of Arctic flops
After pouring billions of dollars into offshore Arctic leases and a complicated drilling program that used the latest available technology,
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