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The Donut Hole (and two other small ones to the south) at the center of the Arctic Ocean. (Cryopolitics)

Blog: The donut hole at the centre of the Arctic Ocean

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 13:45 — Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015 at 19:55
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On June 4, I wrote about issues surrounding the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean. June 5 was National Donut

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Finland ‘shot itself in the foot’ creditor says of mining company saga

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Posted: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 12:42 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 15:39
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A portfolio manager and major investment player in Finland’s troubled Talvivaara mining company says the Finnish state missed an opportunity

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2015 Alaskan wildfire tally below normal

Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 18:47 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 15:39
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So far this year, about 78,000 acres have burned in 280 fires in Alaska. That may sound like a lot,

Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski with reporters. (Erica Martinson/Alaska Dispatch News)

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Alaska senator unveils bill for Native services, firefighting

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 18:55 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 18:59
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski unveiled an appropriations bill Tuesday that would ensure dedicated funding for emergency firefighting but also

A sled dog in Alaska in 2013. Wildfires put hundreds of sled dogs in emergency shelters this week after their kennels were evacuated. (iStock)

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Hundreds of sled dogs rescued from Alaska wildfires

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 15:09 — Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2015 at 20:17
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WILLOW — With the Sockeye fire still unpredictable late Monday, mushers who frantically evacuated their dogs Sunday afternoon waited to

The Polar Pioneer oil drilling rig during demonstrations against Royal Dutch Shell on May 16, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (David Ryder/Getty Images)

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Appeals court upholds Shell’s Arctic oil spill plans

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, June 12, 2015 at 13:40 — Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2015 at 15:11
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A federal appeals court Thursday upheld the Interior Department’s approval of two oil spill response plans crafted by Royal Dutch

Kayaktivists Jordan Van Voast and Martin Adams hold a sign in protest of the arrival of Shell's Arctic drilling vessel the Noble Discoverer as it came into Everett, Wash. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. (Daniella Beccaria/seattlepi.com via AP)

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Blog: Shell wins approval to continue the ‘depletion business’ of the Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 13:11
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This week, the Obama administration conditionally approved Shell’s exploration plans this summer in the Chukchi Sea, off Alaska. The Bureau of

Coast Guard Commandant Paul Zukunft has outlined the challenges facing the United States Coast Guard in the Chuckchi Sea this summer. (iStock)

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Shell’s Chukchi exploration plan wins federal approval

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, May 11, 2015 at 20:45 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 18:02
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Federal regulators on Monday approved Royal Dutch Shell’s plan to resume oil exploration in the Arctic Ocean three years after a series of mishaps,

Helsinki Energy's rooftop solar power farm in Suvilahti proved to be a hit with consumers.(Petteri Juuti / Yle)

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New Helsinki plant to double solar energy production in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, May 11, 2015 at 20:28 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 18:01
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As Finland warms up to the potential of solar energy, a new facility in the pipeline will become the country’s

United States Secretary of State John Kerry responds to a question during a news conference at the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting Friday, April 24, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

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Blog: Some final thoughts on the U.S. Arctic Council chairmanship

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 18:07 — Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015 at 17:52
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On Monday, I wrote about future directions for the Arctic Council now that the U.S. has taken over the rotating

View of a former coal mine train in the science base of Ny-Alesund on the Svalbard archipelago in the Norwegian Arctic. (Martin Bureau / AFP)

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Russia protests drilling in Svalbard zone

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 20:28 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 20:26
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Russia believes Norway is violating the Svalbard Treaty when the Norwegian government opens three blocks for oil drilling in the

United States Secretary of State John Kerry, Canadian Minister for the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq, and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson pose with Inuit wearing traditional dress at the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting Friday, April 24, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Ministers from the eight Arctic nations and the leaders of northern indigenous groups form the Council. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

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All Arctic Council, all the time – Arctic week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2015 at 21:04
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

Delegates attend the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting Friday, April 24, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Ministers from the eight Arctic nations and the leaders of northern indigenous groups form the Council. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

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Feature Interview: The Arctic Council – What was accomplished and where we go from here

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, May 1, 2015 at 20:27 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:52
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The Arctic Council Chairmanship passed from Canada to the United States last week. It was a time to look back

United States Secretary of State John Kerry leaves a news conference at the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting Friday, April 24, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Ministers from the eight Arctic nations and the leaders of northern indigenous groups form the Council. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

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Blog: Arctic Council Ministerial – Winners and Losers

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Monday, April 27, 2015 at 13:43 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 14:04
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Canada’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council concluded on Friday in Iqaluit. With the dust now settled, it’s time to review

Flags from participating nations are seen in the Nunavut Legislative Assembly in preparation for the Artic Council Ministerial Meeting Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Ministers from the eight Arctic nations and the leaders of northern indigenous groups will met Friday in Iqaluit. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

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Mining, environment and polar politics – Arctic week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2015 at 22:39 — Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015 at 20:29
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this