Russia’s northernmost coal-producing region experiences decline
Russia’s northernmost coal-producing region in 2014 experienced hardship and decline. Figures from Patchwork Barents, a regional data portal, show that coal production
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Blog: China – Mining & housing in the Arctic
Last week, I reviewed China’s past year in the Arctic. In its first full year as an Arctic Council observer, a
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Asian tourists flock to Rovaniemi in Finland’s Arctic
This February the hotels of Rovaniemi, Lapland have been full to the brim with customers. Usually this many people stay
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Chemical contaminants suspect in mystery of Alaska chickadee beak deformities
When black-capped chickadees and some other birds in the Anchorage area began turning up in the late 1990s with elongated, weirdly
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Alaska passes Arctic policy bill
The Alaska House of Representatives has passed legislation outlining the state’s Arctic policy. The bill lays out the state’s values
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Iditarod restart in Fairbanks, Alaska has communities regrouping and preparing
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is known for its highs and lows, and the decision to move the restart from
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Iditarod board moves race restart from Willow, Alaska to Fairbanks
For only the second time in its 43-year history, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is headed to Fairbanks. A unanimous decision to
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Stymied in the Lower 48, Alberta floats idea of moving tar-sands oil through Alaska
Officials in the Canadian province of Alberta say they hope to talk to Alaska leaders about shipping tar-sands crude oil
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‘Ultimate Survival Alaska’ star James Sweeney has mixed feelings about reality TV fame
If you’ve watched the reality TV show “Ultimate Survival Alaska,” you know James Sweeney. In a field of mild, mostly
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U.S. senators try again to kill vessel discharge regs
Alaska fishermen have three years before the EPA is supposed to begin regulating deck wash, bilge water and other liquids
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Conoco dials back investment in Arctic Alaska
While Shell announced yesterday it’s investing in its Arctic prospects, ConocoPhillips Alaska says it’s dialing back a bit. Conoco issued a
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Alaska administration wants better relationship with tribal governments
JUNEAU — The Walker administration intends to open a new era of relations between tribal and other governments that will
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Shell says it plans to drill in Alaska’s Arctic in 2015
Shell says it plans to drill in offshore waters in Alaska’s Arctic in 2015, even as it retrenches on capital
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‘Arctic oil is incommensurate with 2ºC target:’ WWF
TROMSØ: Norway’s decision to offer more Barents Sea drillings would be incommensurate with efforts to limit global warming to 2ºC,
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Obama issues executive order to better coordinate Arctic policy
With the United States on the verge of leading the eight-nation Arctic Council and far-north climate warming continuing at twice the
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