Fight against forest fire continues in Sweden
The helicopters went back in the air early Thursday morning to continue fighting the forest fire that began last Thursday,
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Exxon could hold keys to Alaska future at Point Thomson
Exxon is going big in Alaska. With memories still raw a quarter-century after the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the
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Warming may hurt and help tourism in Southeast Alaska
Global warming could threaten Alaska’s status as one of the nation’s most desirable tourist destinations, warn scientists studying climate change.
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Study envisions fallout from oil spill in Arctic Canada
A well blowout, pipeline breach or vessel accident in the Canadian Beaufort Sea could spew spilled oil westward for months,
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Blog: Sanctions on Russia – Helping or hindering the Arctic environment?
Many in the Arctic have vowed that tensions outside the region between Russia and the West would not affect circumpolar
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Worst forest fire season in decades in Canada`s Northwest Territories
The wildfire season continues to get worse in Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT). Already listed as the worst season for fires
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Lapland to host Finland’s biggest mine
The Kevitsa mine in Sodankylä is to become Finland’s largest mine after it was granted permission to expand. The North
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Nunavut game company offers tech scholarship
A Nunavut game company known for it’s Inuit language games and apps is offering a new scholarship for students interested
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“Climate in acute need of feminist policies”: Swedish politician
In her speech in Almedalen, the Green party spokesperson Åsa Romson stressed the close links between Green Party policies and
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“Dumpcano” costs mounting in Canada’s eastern Arctic
They’re calling it the “dumpcano” a combination of dump (landfill) and volcano. In Canada’s far north the town of Iqaluit,
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Mushroom rush in Yukon, Canada
Morel mushrooms are one the best and most-prized in culinary circles. And that’s the reason for the current mushroom rush
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Denmark knights Arctic historian
Kenn Harper of Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, is now a Danish Knight. Kenn
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Canada falling behind in western Arctic
Sometimes it seems like not a week goes by without headlines trumpeting business opportunities in the North. But here in
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Sweden: Triumphant Greens may be headache for Social Democrats
The Green Party is riding high after coming second in the EU election in Sweden, but an expert warns the
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Greens snatch EU seat by 453 votes
Former Swedish parliament member Max Andersson will be the fourth Green, after the Greens just managed to snatch the last
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