Arctic-wide project aims to improve home water service
Turning on an indoor water tap is not always an easy feat in the Arctic. Remoteness, high costs and harsh
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Infrastructure
Climate accelerating erosion at U.S. radar facilities in Arctic
A group of strategic Air Force radar facilities along Alaska’s North Slope are at an accelerated risk of degradation. Erosion
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Russian governor outlines master plan for Arctic outpost
Two new sea ports must be built to serve the projected grand coal project in the area, Russian regional governor
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Sweden opens world’s first electric highway
The world’s first electric highway has been opened in central Sweden, where lorries are ‘fuelled’ from electric cables hanging over
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Big interest in new Arctic LNG: Novatek
«We have positive signals from Total and CNPC», says Leonid Mikhelson. Speaking at last week’s Saint Petersburg Economic Forum, Novatek
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Blog: Proposed ‘Northern Corridor’ would bypass much of Canada’s north
A new research paper issued by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy has proposed establishing a right-of-way for a
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Russian, Chinese officials hold talks on Arctic railway project
Chinese money gives new life to the Belkomur project. Russian and Chinese officials have completed a fifth meeting in the
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Coal miners look to Taymyr peninsula in Russian Arctic
Several shiploads of mining equipment are sent from Murmansk to the Arctic outpost of Dikson. It is the company Vostokugol,
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Oil, Obama & drilling: 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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Construction work restarted on Russia to Norway road
New year, new cash. Excavators and dump trucks are back in business on Russia’s road towards the Norwegian border. After
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Arctic Profile : Doing business in Finnish Lapland
Arctic Profiles is an occasional Eye on the Arctic series where we check in with different Arctic regions to
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U.S. Army Corps reviews of North Slope oil project
A federal agency is launching an environmental review of plans by the Spanish oil company Repsol to develop what may be one
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Why don’t the caribou cross the road?
Why don’t the caribou cross the road? That is the question raised by a new study into caribou behavior around
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Audi plans car-testing ice track in Arctic Alaska
Audi is eyeing an unusual, extreme place for its latest test track: Alaska’s North Slope. Starting in 2016, the German luxury carmaker
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How will global warming affect Sweden?
The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute has launched a new service that gives a glimpse into how different aspects of climate
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