Norway proposes massive opening of Arctic shelf to oil drilling
The country offers a historic 93 new blocks in the Barents Sea. As if in a hurry ahead of an
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A northern Alaska oil discovery just got a lot bigger, company says
A Spanish oil company working with a small explorer in Alaska announced Thursday what it’s calling the largest onshore U.S.
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Alaska governor asks Trump to throw his weight behind natural gas project
Alaska’s governor is asking President Donald Trump to lend his support to what he termed an “ideal” megaproject — the $45 billion
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Scientists ‘cook’ oil from Alaska coal, suggesting exploration opportunities
A laboratory experiment that produced crude oil from bits of Alaska coal has geologists hoping coal-rich areas contain undiscovered pools of
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Alaska is trying to slice some land out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The state’s current dispute over the boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a place believed to have huge oil
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Climate trial against Norway to start in November
Greenpeace and Nature and Youth intend to put a stop to upcoming drilling in the Barents Sea. The Oslo City
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Norway loses Arctic oil mock trial during Barents Spektakel festival
The verdict of the court performance staged during the Barents Spektakel festival in Kirkenes is clear: The opening of the
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Ice-Blog: Will new climate scientist on board influence Exxon?
Last year I had an interesting guest in the studio here at Deutsche Welle. We talked for a good half
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Alaska House Democrats introduce oil-tax bill to heated debate
JUNEAU — Alaska House Democrats unveiled their proposal Wednesday to raise oil taxes and limit cash subsidies and oil-tax credits,
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Big growth for Russian Arctic oil in 2016
Production last year increased by more than 17 percent in the country’s three main Arctic oil regions. Data from regional
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Arctic Frontiers – “If it works in Finland, it works everywhere”
Finland is successful because of the Arctic climate, not in spite of it, says Prime Minister Juha Sipilä. He wants
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Blog: Ceci n’est pas une pipe: The surrealism of Russia’s three new Arctic pipelines
On January 18, Russia’s state owned gas company, Gazprom, opened a new pipeline stretching from the frozen Bovanenkovskoye gas field
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Murkowski nudges energy nominee Rick Perry toward Arctic and Alaska interests
WASHINGTON — Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski nudged energy secretary nominee Rick Perry toward advancing scientific research to help meet Alaska’s
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Finland’s Foreign Trade and Development Minister concerned about Trump’s climate policy
Finnish Foreign Trade and Development Minister Kai Mykkänen says he’s concerned about what a Trump administration could mean for global
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Wireless charging of electric cars tested in Sweden
A pilot project in Stockholm involving wireless charging of electric cars is being touted as a step toward achieving a fossil-fuel-free city where cars are charged
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