Ice-Blog: Paris – A COP-out for Arctic Peoples?
On a recent edition of DW’s Living Planet programme, Lakeidra Chavis reported on the effect of melting permafrost on indigenous
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Mixed reactions in Finland to Paris climate accord
Nearly 200 world leaders celebrated an early Christmas in Paris Saturday after signing an unprecedented pact to limit global warming
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Statoil quits Arctic Alaska
Norwegian oil company Statoil has announced the closure of its Anchorage office as it withdraws from Alaska, exiting leases in
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Speed, politics & TransCanada: 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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Deep-water port in Arctic Alaska on hold
Proposed Arctic development off the coast of Alaska just suffered another hit. The Army Corps of Engineers said Monday it will put
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Ice-Blog: “People power”, Shell and the Arctic
This week’s announcement that Shell is abandoning its controversial Arctic oil exploration for the “foreseeable future” provoked a wide spectrum
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Blog: Arctic Energy Summit – Mood subdued after Shell news
It felt like somebody had died. Such was the mood on the frigid floor of the Arctic Energy Summit this
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What Shell’s decision means for Alaska economy
Views on the impact of a Shell pullout from the already fragile Alaska economy ranged from dire to cautious Monday,
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Why Shell stopped drilling in Arctic Alaska
Royal Dutch Shell will abandon its Arctic oil exploration efforts in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea after spending billions of dollars on
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Arctic Energy Summit: What can polar regions learn from each other?
Energy security and the cost of living are constant challenges in most polar regions. While the South focuses on things like offshore drilling
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Winds cause flooding in Alaska village, prompts Shell to pause oil drilling
Huge, wind-whipped waves crashed onto the shore at Barrow on Thursday, forcing the closure of a nearby road, the National
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Russia has to pay for Greenpeace arrest
The detention of the “Arctic Sunrise” and the arrest of 30 eco-activists following the Greenpeace campaign in the Pechora Sea was illegal
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Oslo, Moscow stock markets deep-dive
The falling price of oil is dragging the kroner and the rouble down. The decline in oil price is triggering
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Clinton tweets opposition to Arctic drilling
Hillary Clinton used Twitter on Tuesday to declare her opposition to Arctic offshore drilling, and her brief statement was applauded by
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Shell gets drilling go-ahead in Chukchi
Royal Dutch Shell won permission on Monday to start deep drilling at a Chukchi Sea exploration well, opening the way for the
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